World Mar 27 What we know about the deadly air assault on Mosul In the U.S.-led coalition fight against the Islamic State group, a airstrike in mid-March reportedly left more than 100 civilians dead in Western Mosul. John Yang speaks with Loveday Morris of The Washington Post about the strike and how brutal…
World Mar 27 Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey Turkey's tourism outlook has never been so bleak. Increasing terrorism by the Islamic State group and the PKK have driven the country into its worst tourism slump ever, a major sector of the economy. International concerns about political uncertainty, as…
Episode Mar 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 26, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, March 26, Venezuela asks for assistance as medical supplies have nearly depleted. Later, Ireland prepares for the financial fallout of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Nation Mar 26 Senate votes to undo internet privacy regulations The Senate voted on March 23 to overturn internet privacy rules created to prevent providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from sharing users' personal information or selling it without permission. While the House has yet to vote on the issue,…
World Mar 26 Venezuela's hospitals face crisis as meds run low On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on state television that he had asked the United Nations for help in addressing the country's shortage of medicine and other goods. The country's hospitals now have less than 5 percent of the…
World Mar 26 With Brexit looming, Ireland braces for its economic impact The International Monetary Fund and other international financial bodies have warned that leaving the European Union could have negative consequences for Britain's economy. As Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to formally withdraw the United Kingdom from the EU, Britain's closest…
Episode Mar 25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 25, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, March 25, assessing the impact of the failed Republican health care bill, and the Trump administration turns its attention to tax reform. Later, famine and fears of genocide in South Sudan as the country's humanitarian…
Politics Mar 25 Assessing the impact of the failed GOP health care bill Following the failure of President Donald Trump and Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan to usher in a long-promised bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, questions remain over how the defeat will influence the new president's agenda. NewsHour Weekend Special…
Nation Mar 25 Following health care defeat, Trump pivots to tax reform Soon after the Republican health care bill was pulled on Friday before any vote could take place, President Trump indicated he would shift focus to tax reform. But how will that process begin, and what challenges lie ahead? Wall Street…
World Mar 25 South Sudan faces famine, potential genocide in civil war The country of South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, but two years later, this new nation of 11 million people became embroiled in civil war. The conflict has led to a man-made famine, accusations of mass rape…