Politics Sep 05 Does an endorsement from organized labor still sway voters? What role do labor unions play in presidential politics this election? John Yang speaks with Susan Page of USA Today and Stu Rothenberg of The Rothenberg-Gonzales Political Report about Donald Trump’s efforts to court African-Americans, a generational challenge for Hillary…
World Sep 05 What Israelis and Palestinians really think about the conflict Corey Gil-Shuster covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a new way. He asks the world what it wants to know from and about Israelis and Palestinians, goes to the streets of Israel and the West Bank to get the answers and…
World Sep 05 News Wrap: U.S.-Russia deal on Syria cease-fire fails In our news wrap Monday, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to reach a deal on a cease-fire in Syria, amid an onslaught of Islamic State attacks. Also, the Taliban carried out twin attacks near the defense ministry…
World Sep 05 Successes and shortfalls from this year’s G20 summit It was President Obama’s final official visit to China: a G20 summit with other world leaders in Hangzhou. When it was over, they had made some commitments on climate change, but on issues like China’s steel production or Syria, there…
Politics Sep 05 Candidates stress jobs and economy as mad dash to Election Day begins Labor Day is a holiday for most Americans, but it’s the start of crunch time for the presidential nominees. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and their surrogates were on the campaign trail to push issues of labor, trade and the economy.
Episode Sep 04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 4, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, September 4, Mother Teresa in canonized as Saint Teresa at the Vatican. Later, hear how about a resurgence in the urban beekeeping movement. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
World Sep 04 Mother Teresa declared a saint in Vatican ceremony Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday. St. Teresa, who died in 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifetime of work caring for the poor in the Indian city of…
World Sep 04 Commercial airlines begin flights to Cuba This week, for the first time in 55 years, a commercial passenger jet flew from the U.S. to Cuba, and eight airlines are approved to run flights between the two countries. The breakthrough is part of President Barack Obama’s effort…
Episode Sep 03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 3, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 3, Turkey sends tanks into Syria as the country attempts to clear Islamic State fighters from the border and the United States and China formally ratified a climate-change agreement. Later, learn how a five-year…
World Sep 03 Turkey moves tanks into Syria in fight against ISIS Turkey deployed tanks inside Syria on Saturday to target positions held by Islamic State militants. The new operation marks an attempt to secure Turkey's border and push back against Kurdish militias. Turkey's deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus, joins Hari Sreenivasan.