February 29, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Almost the entire population of Gaza needs aid, but only a fraction of what’s needed is entering the besieged strip. For more on the current humanitarian crisis there, Geoff Bennett spoke with Jeremy Konyndyk. He’s the president of Refugees International, a global humanitarian organization, and previously served in the Biden and Obama administrations.

President Biden and former President Trump made separate visits to two towns along the southern border as immigration becomes a key issue ahead of the November election. Laura Barrón-López reports from Brownsville, Texas.

Lawmakers in Alabama are working to quickly pass bills to protect IVF clinics and providers after a state Supreme Court decision ruled that an embryo created through IVF should be considered a person. We hear from women who are affected by the ruling and Amna Nawaz discusses the effort to save IVF with Barbara Collura of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.

As with universities around the country, some arts institutions have been roiled by tensions in the ongoing war in the Middle East. One controversy has unfolded at the Art Museum of Indiana University where an internationally prominent Palestinian American artist was scheduled to have her first American retrospective this month. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and canvas series, CANVAS.

Akiima Price has dedicated her life to getting people outdoors. As founder of The Friends of Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., she aims to improve the park and the lives of those who live in the community. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the power of nature.