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Dani Shapiro talks about memoir about her reckoning with an ancestry test that revealed a life-changing family secret: The beloved man who had raised her wasn't her biological father. Author - PBS NewsHour. Narrator - PBS NewsHour. Published Date -...

Terese Marie Mailhot, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New YorkTimes book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer readerquestions on “Heart Berries,” and Jeff announces the February bookselection. Author - PBS NewsHour. Narrator...

Russia’s HIV epidemic is growing by 10 percent per year, and yet many proven HIV prevention and treatment strategies aren’t being used. William Brangham and Jason Kane report in collaboration with Jon Cohen of Science Magazine and the Pulitzer Center...

Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour...

In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South, Twitty addresses the...

Voormi transforms locally sourced Rocky Mountain sheep wool into high-end outdoor clothing. But the Colorado startup is also hoping to help transform rural communities into small manufacturing hubs, where economic development is needed the most. Hari...

In downtown Denver, a recently built public housing project is designed to foster healthy living, with access to nutritious food, access to doctors and ease of exercise. Jeffrey Brown reports. Author - PBS NewsHour. Narrator - PBS NewsHour. Published...

Coronavirus is spiking in parts of the U.S. spared the worst of thepandemic in its early days, as well as in states that already suffered.With an average of 75,000 new daily cases over the past week, hospitaladmissions are rising, straining health...

In the mid-20th century, it was a railroad; now it’s a public park. Built in the 1930s, 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan, the High Line was crucial for transporting cargo. But with the decline of rail transportation, it closed in 1980 and was...

It has been nearly three weeks since an enormous explosion at Beirut’s porttore through the city. With Lebanon already suffering from food scarcity,economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, the blast turned a grimsituation to dire crisis. In the...

The global economy is likely to take a massive hit from the pandemic, andthe World Bank warns poverty levels will rise as a result. It’s alreadyhappening in Italy, Europe's third-largest economy. The country suffered adevastating human toll from...

It was as a big surprise to his family when Racheed Benyahia, born and raised in Britain, became a fighter for the Islamic State. In the wake of his death, Racheed’s mother Nicola launched a deradicalization project as part of her personal war against...

President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations took effect Jan. 27, complicating plans for some in the Middle East who dreamed of coming to America. With the travel ban now on hold, special correspondent Marcia...

Maine, land of lobsters and lighthouses, is also the nation’s oldest state. With a median age of 43, roughly a third of its population is in or approaching retirement. To counter its aging workforce, the state is attempting to attract more recent...

Central Asia and Eastern Europe have the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic, and Russia accounts for more than 80 percent of those infections. As at-risk groups like injection drug users are stigmatized and ignored, health officials say the death...

"Former vice president and climate change activist Al Gore warns that climate change could be an “existential threat” and calls President Trump’s response an “outlier reaction.” In a wide-ranging interview, Judy Woodruff speaks with Gore about...

The first all-female college in Rwanda is making strides in empowering women from all backgrounds to become the nation’s next business leaders, part of an effort to leave behind an image of a violent country, wracked by genocide. At the Akilah...

In a year when racism has been front and center in Americans’ minds, howcan we break out of our own orbits to understand the life experiences ofother people -- especially those of other races? Author and journalistChristine Pride shares her humble...

Governing in a crisis like the novel coronavirus pandemic can define apresidency. What lessons does history have to offer as a guide? JudyWoodruff reports and talks to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who wasPresident Obama’s chief of staff during...

Some California preschools are getting children to participate in conversations about racial differences at an early age by introducing an anti-bias curriculum that teaches kids about diversity and inclusion. Against a backdrop of national divides...

As the American Library Association bestows its 2018 “I Love My Librarian” awards, librarian Kristen Arnett expresses her humble opinion on why visiting a library is the best way to show your appreciation. Author - PBS NewsHour. Narrator - PBS...

What’s online doesn’t necessarily last forever. Content on the Internet is revised and deleted all the time. Hyperlinks “rot,” and with them goes history, lost in space. With that in mind, Brewster Kahle set out to develop the Internet Archive, a...

Elizabeth White was once comfortably middle class, but recently she has been severely underemployed. Now as she approaches the traditional age for retirement, she is struggling to make ends meet, and her story is not uncommon. Economics correspondent...

The Middle East is facing a water crisis, and the divisions between Israel and Palestinians have only exacerbated the problem. But whereas Israel is a pioneer in desalination and produces much of its own water, in Gaza, Palestinians struggle with...