JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to our NewsHour Shares, something that caught our eye that might be of interest to you. Workers at a construction site just miles from the nation's capital recently unearthed some long-forgotten treasures dating back to our nation'...
AMNA NAWAZ: Now, a historic transplant for a soldier who was injured in Afghanistan and one that could potentially transform his life in important ways. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a key member of the team behind the surgery about its potential impact....
AMNA NAWAZ: It's National Poetry Month, whereby poetry is lauded in schools, libraries and bookstores all over the country. Poetry often gets a bad rap for being inaccessible, or too esoteric for most readers' tastes. But, tonight, poet and author Da...
AMNA NAWAZ: As we reported earlier, Ronny Jackson path to confirmation as head of the Veterans Affairs Department remains all but clear. We take a deeper look now at the agency and the problems it's facing with Lisa Rein of The Washington Post. Lisa...
JUDY WOODRUFF: And one postscript to Lisa's report. Students at Columbine didn't walk out today, since classes are never held on the anniversary of the shooting. But they are encouraged to participate in a day of service. And let's finish our look at...
Hari Sreenivasan: Today is Earth Day, an event that began in 1970 and is often considered the beginning of the modern environmental movement. This year the issue at the top of the agenda is plastic. From grocery bags to plastic straws to tiny micro-b...
JUDY WOODRUFF: On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. His death literally changed the world. We begin our coverage with a look back at Dr. King's legacy and why, 50 years late...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, we turn to another episode of our weekly Brief But Spectacular series, where we ask people about their passions. Tonight, composer and artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes. He has performed everywhere, from the White House to Carne...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Last week, two African-American men were arrested in a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks. Amna Nawaz looks at how the Seattle-based coffee chain is struggling to address the resulting outcry on social media and elsewhere. AMNA NAWAZ: And...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Meantime, Hollywood writer Nell Scovell talks about the culture of harassment that has plagued her industry. Tonight, she shares tonight she shares her Humble Opinion on why it's still so hard for women to speak out. NELL SCOVELL, Writ...
