Nation Dec 06 Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud A New York jury has found the Trump Organization guilty of 17 counts of criminal tax fraud for a scheme top executives used to dodge personal income taxes. The verdict comes as a separate investigation into the former president's illegitimate…
World Dec 06 News Wrap: Congress honors police who defended U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 attack In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress paused to honor the police who defended the U.S. Capitol against the Jan. 6 assault, the suspect in a Colorado nightclub shooting was charged with murder and hate crimes, Chinese hackers have stolen at…
Politics Dec 06 Georgia's runoff election for U.S. Senate ends after a contentious campaign The last U.S. Senate contest of the 2022 midterm elections is finally coming to an end Tuesday night. The runoff in Georgia brings an end to a tight and bitter race between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel…
Politics Dec 06 A newly elected Republican reflects on the GOP's performance House Republicans are stepping into power in part because of wins from candidates of color as well as in some hard-fought swing districts. Those who won now have a seat at the table over the future of their party. Michigan…
World Dec 06 Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner works to hold Russia accountable for atrocities For the third time in 24 hours on Tuesday a military base inside Russia was attacked. Moscow blamed Ukraine, but Kyiv isn’t commenting on the strikes. Yet the drive for accountability for Russian war crimes persists. Ukrainian human rights activist…
Education Dec 06 Largest-ever strike by higher education workers disrupts University of California classes The largest strike of the year in the U.S. and the largest strike in higher education ever is in its fourth week. The battle is playing out at the University of California over fair compensation for graduate students, teaching assistants…
Science Dec 06 A Brief But Spectacular take on working together for climate action Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and founder of Third Act, an organization that encourages people over 60 to take action on climate change. He also helped to found 350.org, which was the first global grassroots climate campaign, organizing protests on…
Episode Dec 05 December 5, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a Christian web designer can refuse to serve same-sex couples based on her religious beliefs. Then, the U.S., Europe and other nations impose a price cap on Russian oil…
Nation Dec 05 News Wrap: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket in the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the CDC reported that U.S. hospitalizations for the flu are the highest they've been in a decade this early in the season, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize its updated COVID booster for children 6…
Politics Dec 05 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's Senate race, Trump's comments on the Constitution NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the Georgia runoff election for U.S. Senate, Republicans’ reactions to former President Trump's comments about suspending…