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March 28, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

Thursday on the NewsHour, disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors. The sister of the American journalist jailed in Russia for a year speaks out about his detention. Plus, the legacy and impact of the late senator and vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman.

Extras and Features

  • Tennesseans across political spectrum unite to curb violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tennesseans across political spectrum unite to curb violence

    S2024 E88 - 10m 34s

    One year ago, three nine-year-old children and three adults were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville in the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history. In the wake of that tragedy, a group of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum came together to find ways to reduce the harm of gun violence in their state. Judy Woodruff reports for her series, America at a Crossroads.

  • News Wrap: Hunter Biden asks judge to drop tax evasion case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Hunter Biden asks judge to drop tax evasion case

    S2024 E88 - 5m 26s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Hunter Biden asked a federal judge to dismiss tax evasion charges against him, three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery asked a federal appeals court to reject their hate crime convictions, the White House says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to reschedule talks he canceled this week and the UN says nearly 20 percent of all food in the world goes to waste.

  • Israeli holiday subdued by loss of loved ones and Gaza war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli holiday subdued by loss of loved ones and Gaza war

    S2024 E88 - 6m 14s

    This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even caused controversy over that parade. Nick Schifrin and producer Karl Bostic talked with Israelis about a subdued celebration in a time of war.

  • Scientists harness power of AI to battle wildfires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Scientists harness power of AI to battle wildfires

    S2024 E88 - 8m 23s

    Machines that think like humans, the dream of artificial intelligence, is becoming a reality. It brings concerns that AI will displace jobs, fuel online bias, supercharge deep fake videos and slip from human control. But it is not as grim as it seems. AI may create new tools to address complex problems and the climate emergency is at the top of the list. Miles O’Brien reports.

  • U.S. presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah

    S2024 E87 - 3m 52s

    At the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than one million Gazans have fled. The discussion between Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant came as negotiations over a cease-fire and hostage release hit an apparent impasse. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Podcast industry faces challenges after explosive growth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Podcast industry faces challenges after explosive growth

    S2024 E87 - 7m 42s

    An estimated 505 million people will listen to podcasts in 2024, the most in the medium’s short history. Since the term podcast was coined in 2004, the format has grown into a $25 billion industry. But the industry's expansion has also come with major growing pains. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: Russia claims Ukraine connected to Moscow attack: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Russia claims Ukraine connected to Moscow attack

    S2024 E87 - 4m 50s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian officials insisted Ukraine played a role in Friday's terror attack near Moscow, a Russian court extended the detention of American Evan Gershkovich through June, a British court blocked Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited to the U.S. for now and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.

  • FAFSA overhaul causes delays for students seeking aid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    FAFSA overhaul causes delays for students seeking aid

    S2024 E87 - 8m 42s

    Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications. Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez has reaction from students questioning when and if they will get aid and discusses the problem with Ted Mitchell of the American Council on Education.

  • Baseball's biggest star entangled in gambling investigation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Baseball's biggest star entangled in gambling investigation

    S2024 E87 - 6m 2s

    Gambling and theft allegations are swirling around baseball star Shohei Ohtani as his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is under criminal investigation accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing and denies any involvement in gambling. William Brangham discussed more with Andy McCullough of The Athletic.

  • Abortion pill access at stake in Supreme Court case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Abortion pill access at stake in Supreme Court case

    S2024 E87 - 6m 43s

    The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case that could further limit when and how women in America can get an abortion. The case centers on access to the most widely used abortion pill mifepristone. It's the latest in the ongoing legal battle over reproductive rights. William Brangham discussed the arguments with NewsHour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle.

  • War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir and facing death: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir and facing death

    S2024 E87 - 8m 21s

    After decades of covering war, traveling the world and being estranged from his family, journalist and author Rod Nordland was in New Delhi when he was struck by a grand mal seizure and given a diagnosis of incurable cancer. Nick Schifrin sat down with Nordland to talk about facing death and his discovery of a grace and love that he had never felt before.

  • Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams support: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams support

    S2024 E87 - 3m 14s

    Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship. Officials say six people remain unaccounted for as rescue and response efforts remain underway. As William Brangham reports, investigators are still seeking answers to what happened.

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