On this edition for Sunday, August 23, the latest on the passenger train attack in Europe, stopped by a group of passengers that included three Americans. Later, how Chernobyl, once devastated by nuclear fallout, is showing signs of life. And, a movement in Puerto Rico to become more food independent. John Larson anchors from New York. Continue reading
French officials confirmed the identity of the would-be mass shooter who terrorized a passenger train in Europe on Friday night as Ayoub El-Khazzani, a 26-year-old from Morocco who lived in Spain until last year. Andrew Callus from Reuters joins John Larson via Skype from Paris for more detail on El-Khazzani and his possible motivations for the attack. Continue reading
John Larson reads viewer comments about PBS NewsHour Weekend’s recent story from Puerto Rico, where crippling debt and increasing healthcare costs have contributed to the island’s historic financial crisis. Continue reading
On this edition for Saturday, August 22, 2015, the latest on the off-duty American servicemen who thwarted a potential mass shooting aboard a high-speed train in France, new talks begin to defuse a confrontation between North and South Korea, and in our signature segment, can Puerto Rico climb out of its financial crisis and pay off its record debt? John Larson anchors from New York. Continue reading
To date, Islamic State militants have damaged 200 historic sites in the Middle East, according to the United Nations, and destroyed hundreds of artifacts. Now a pair of cyber-archaeologists are trying to put these ruined ancient works back together. NewsHour’s Ivette Feliciano reports. Continue reading
North and South Korea entered into last-minute talks on Saturday for the first time in nearly a year to try to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed the two rivals closer to military confrontation. Jean Lee, a fellow at the Wilson Center and former Associated Press bureau chief in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, joins John Larson, via Skype from Seoul, South Korea, to discuss. Continue reading
A growing number of farmers in Puerto Rico are trying to reclaim the island’s farming industry after decades of industrialization and stigma shrunk its agriculture. Even as Puerto Rico imports 80 percent of its food supply, the culinary scene eyes a local rebirth. NewsHour’s Ivette Feliciano reports. Continue reading
Thursday on the NewsHour, stocks plunge on Wall Street amid fears of a decline in China and falling oil prices. Also: Women warriors make Army Ranger history, what the Ashley Madison hack says about online privacy, why a former Mossad chief supports the Iran nuclear deal, Arizona State University focuses on low-income students and the analysis of Mark Shields and Michael Gerson. Continue reading
In our news wrap Friday, a U.S. airstrike has killed the Islamic State group’s second-in-command. Also, North Korea threatened South Korea with possible attack over the cross-border broadcast of propaganda. Continue reading
There was a global sell-off of stock today, as investors panicked in the wake of another Chinese stock crash. To understand Wall Street’s bad week, Judy Woodruff speaks to Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab. Continue reading




















