Nation Mar 20 News Wrap: Somalia drought killed an estimated 43,000 people last year In our news wrap Monday, a report estimates Somalia’s longest drought on record killed 43,000 people last year, the French government survived no-confidence votes over hiking the retirement age from 62 to 64 without parliament's approval, Israel is facing new…
Arts Mar 20 Remembering choreographer and dancer Stuart Hodes We're revisiting the Brief But Spectacular take by choreographer and dancer Stuart Hodes who died last week at the age of 98. Hodes took his first dance lesson at the Martha Graham School after a stint as an aviator in…
Episode Mar 17 March 17, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine. The FAA investigates a series of near-collisions on airport runways. Plus, a new stripped-down version of the classic…
Nation Mar 17 News Wrap: Biden calls for tougher penalties for executives of failed banks In our news wrap Friday, stocks dropped again amid nagging fears in the banking industry, President Biden asked Congress to authorize tougher penalties for executives of failed banks, the International Criminal Court targeted Russian President Putin with an arrest warrant…
Episode Mar 16 March 16, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, new data shows a dramatic rise in maternal mortality and sudden infant death syndrome among Black Americans. The popular social media app TikTok says the Biden administration is pressuring it to sell the company as security…
Nation Mar 16 News Wrap: Yellen dismisses fears more banks may collapse In our news wrap Thursday, it was another turbulent day in the financial world with news of rescues of troubled banks on both sides of the Atlantic, prosecutors in Virginia charged 10 people in the smothering death of a Black…
Episode Mar 15 March 15, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, global markets tumble as a large Swiss bank acknowledges signs of instability in the wake of two U.S. bank failures. A federal judge hears a case that could overturn the FDA's approval of abortion pills. Plus,…
World Mar 15 News Wrap: EPA issues rule to curb downwind pollution by power plants In our news wrap Wednesday, the EPA issued a rule to curb smokestack emissions that bring smog to downwind areas, the state of Texas announced it's taking over public schools in Houston, Russia and the U.S. had high-level discussions on…
Episode Mar 14 March 14, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, a Russian jet forced down a U.S. drone as it conducted surveillance over the Black Sea. President Biden signs an executive order to increase background checks on gun purchases and crackdown on firearm dealers who violate…
World Mar 14 News Wrap: Inflation shows signs of easing but prices well above where they were last year In our news wrap Tuesday, inflation shows fresh signs of easing but prices are still well above where they were a year ago, millions of Americans bore the brunt of foul weather from atmospheric rivers to nor'easters, the state of…