Mar 07 Unarmed black teen fatally shot by Madison police By Daniel Costa-Roberts A white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen in Madison, Wisconsin Friday night, sparking protests in the state capital. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 22:39 PBS NewsHour Weekend full program March 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 7, 2015, 50 years after civil rights marches in Selma, Ala., a look at the ongoing battle over voters rights. Later, an expert weighs in on what's behind the CIA's restructuring. And, in our… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:48 As military advances in Nigeria, Boko Haram ramps up bombings By PBS News Hour As many as five separate bomb blasts reportedly killed at least 54 people and wounded 143 others in Northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Suicide bombers targeted several crowded markets and a busy bus station. Michelle Faul, the Associated Press Nigerian bureau… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:34 How much have voting rights changed since the first march on Selma? By PBS News Hour Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC and political writer for the New York Times John Harwood joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how voting rights have changed the political landscape since the first march on Selma in 1965. Continue watching
Mar 07 German parliament passes gender quota for corporate boards By Daniel Costa-Roberts Major German companies will soon be required to make sure 30 percent of their supervisory board seats are filled by women. The quota is part of a new law, approved Friday by Germany’s parliament, intended to improve women’s representation on… Continue reading
Mar 07 Dirty water more deadly for women than HIV, breast cancer By Rebecca Lee Dirty water and poor sanitation kill more women across the globe than diabetes, HIV or breast cancer, researchers said this week. Continue reading
Mar 07 Obama signs law honoring civil rights marchers By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Participants in three civil rights marches a half century ago are being recognized with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest honor awarded by Congress. Continue reading
Mar 07 50 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ see photos of Selma then and now By News Desk In Selma today, the town of about 20,000 people is roughly 80 percent black and more than 40 percent of residents live in poverty. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 9:26 After Brittany Maynard, right-to-die movement finds new life beyond Oregon By PBS News Hour Last fall, the story of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon so she could legally end her own life, brought the issue of assisted suicide back into the national spotlight. Now, the movement's renewed momentum may affect end-of-life care… Continue watching
Mar 07 Potential hazards hidden in ‘green’ cleaning products, study finds By Carey Reed Commonly used cleaning and personal care products marketed as "green" might not be as environmentally-safe as they claim to be, a new study found this week. Continue reading