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PBS NewsHour full episode April 21, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 1110 | 54m 27s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the EU and UN face an escalating humanitarian crisis in the wake of the worst-ever migrant boat sinking in the Mediterranean. Also: Senate leaders end a standoff over the attorney general nominee, battling Islamic State forces in Iraq, Ohio schools try a test to raise reading rates and a conversation with the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

Aired: 04/20/15 | Expires: 05/21/15
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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