World Jan 02 News Wrap: ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad suicide bombing In our news wrap Monday, a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb at a Baghdad market, killing at least 36 people. Also, a riot at a Brazilian prison left at least 60 inmates dead. Officials blamed a fight between members…
World Jan 02 Turkey nightclub attacker still at large; ISIS claims responsibility In Turkey, a nationwide manhunt is underway for the attacker who opened fire on an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 39. Turkey has been a key player in the fight against the Islamic State…
Episode Jan 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 1, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 1, a massive manhunt is underway in Turkey for a gunman who opened fire on hundreds of people celebrating the New Year. Also, North Korean defectors who escaped to the south still face difficulties.
Episode Dec 31 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 31, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 31, the number of people killed by police in the United States dropped slightly in 2016, and DNA testing is bringing clarity to some in the African-American community. Also, learn how one journalist is…
Nation Dec 31 The number of people killed by police dropped slightly in 2016 This year the number of people killed by police stands at 957, down slightly from 991 in 2015, according to the Washington Post. While white men accounted for the most deaths by police, black men were three times more likely…
Nation Dec 31 Years after transatlantic slavery, DNA tests give clarity DNA ancestry tests in the last decade have helped some African-Americans reconcile with aspects of their identities that might have been obscured during the transatlantic slave trade. Alondra Nelson chronicles this journey in her book, "The Social Life of DNA:…
World Dec 31 A journalist’s story of PTSD Journalist Dean Yates followed stories of conflict in the Middle East and Southeast Asia for years in his job for Reuters, producing reporting around some of the region's most important events. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress…
Episode Dec 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 30, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, Vladimir Putin slams U.S. expulsion of diplomats but says he will not follow suit. Also: A Syrian cease-fire is holding, the political analysis of David Brooks and David Corn, the year's best songs, looking back at…
World Dec 30 News Wrap: In Syria, fragile cease-fire appears to hold In our news wrap Friday, Russian president Vladimir Putin slammed U.S. sanctions and the expulsion of Russian diplomats over election-season hacking attacks, but said he would not answer in kind by expelling U.S. diplomats. Also, a fragile cease-fire appeared to…
World Dec 30 Why deterring Putin from foreign meddling is practically impossible On Friday, President Vladimir Putin slammed U.S. plans to retaliate for Russia’s election hacking but said he would not toss out U.S. diplomats in turn. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to…