Dec 20 Archaeologists excavate ‘Jesus’s midwife’ tomb in Israel By Associated Press The Israeli antiquities authority says archaeologists are excavating an ancient tomb traditionally associated with Jesus's midwife in the hills southwest of Jerusalem. Continue reading
Dec 20 Thousands welcome Messi, Argentina team after World Cup victory By Daniel Politi, Associated Press Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday onto a red carpet that had been rolled out for the… Continue reading
Dec 20 Ukrainians replace Russian landmarks with native heroes By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase Soviet and Russian influence from its public spaces by pulling down monuments and renaming hundreds of streets to honor its own artists, poets, soldiers and independence leaders. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:17 New film ‘Retrograde’ chronicles chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan By Nick Schifrin It has been 16 months since the United States left Afghanistan in what a top U.S. military officer called a “strategic defeat.” The new film "Retrograde" documents the withdrawal, the Afghan forces left to fight on their own, and the… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:10 Arts groups rally to rebuild creative oasis in Wichita, Kansas By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet 'Tis the season for holiday performances and it’s always a key time for arts groups relying on holiday fare to bring in crowds. But this holiday season comes as arts organizations continue to wrestle with the pandemic's impact. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 3:48 A Brief But Spectacular take on designing toys for kids Toy designer Khipra Nichols has been helping make holiday wishes come true for kids for two decades. Rhode Island PBS Weekly producer Isabella Jibilian brings us Nichols' take on toy-making. Continue watching
Dec 17 Iran arrests actress Taraneh Alidoosti for denouncing execution over protests By Associated Press The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the protests. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 1:35 U.S. armed forces members band together to celebrate Hanukkah through song By Dan Sagalyn Over the past few years the NewsHour has asked a little known Defense Department unit called the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS, to produce a holiday song in which service personnel from around the world sing. This year… Continue watching
Dec 16 Easter Island rebounds after wildfire singes iconic statues By María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press Rapa Nui, the Chilean territory widely known as Easter Island, is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:40 New Broadway musical ‘A Beautiful Noise’ explores Neil Diamond’s life and career By Jared Bowen, GBH The playlist is personal for the team distilling the life of and legacy of Neil Diamond in the new Broadway musical "A Beautiful Noise." Without Diamond, we would not have "Sweet Caroline" and The Monkees wouldn’t have had number-one hits… Continue watching