World Oct 03 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian…
World Oct 03 Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal? In a surprise vote, the Colombian people narrowly rejected the peace deal with guerilla group FARC that would have ended Latin America’s longest running conflict. After the vote, Colombia’s president and the top FARC commander both appealed for calm and…
World Oct 03 To drive ISIS from Mosul, a complicated coalition joins forces Two years ago, Islamic State troops stormed Mosul, Iraq. Today the city is the militant group’s last remaining urban base in the country, but Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S. and others, are preparing to drive them out. Special correspondent…
Politics Oct 03 Why Senate control could ride on this tight New Hampshire race In New Hampshire, a high-profile contest is drawing outsized attention and outside money due to its stakes in shaping the Senate. Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, both well-respected and popular political figures in their state,…
Politics Oct 03 What you need to know about Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence have radically different ideologies, but grew up under strikingly similar circumstances. What led them to the national stage? With the first vice presidential debate a day away, Judy Woodruff takes a look at…
Episode Oct 02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 2, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 2, revelations about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax history show that a business loss of $916 million in 1995 may have allowed him to not pay federal income taxes for years. Later, a look…
Politics Oct 02 What do Florida voters want from a president? With 29 electoral votes, the swing state of Florida has drawn the attention of both presidential candidates, who are trying to determine the most important issues for the state’s diverse electorate. Susan MacManus, a political science professor at the University…
Politics Oct 02 What do three pages of Trump tax returns show us? On Saturday night, The New York Times published an analysis of several pages of Donald Trump’s 1995 tax return, where he declared business losses so large he may have avoided paying federal taxes for years. Trump is the first major…
Episode Oct 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 1, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 1, Russia warns the United States over Syria and the strongest hurricane in a decade is barreling through the Caribbean. Later, learn how members of Italy’s ‘art squad’ are attempting to save priceless artworks…