World Apr 05 U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield on the atrocities uncovered in Ukraine The atrocities apparently committed by Russia in Ukraine echoed in the halls of the United Nations Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a condemnation of the world body, and the UN Security Council in particular, where Russia sits as a…
Nation Apr 05 News Wrap: Senate moves to debate Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to Supreme Court In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Senate moved ahead with debating the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, China's COVID lockdown in Shanghai has been extended indefinitely in the face of a spreading outbreak, Peru's president…
Nation Apr 05 Kansas erases historic deficit to take the men's national basketball title The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels Monday after trailing by 16 points in the first half. It was the biggest comeback in a national championship in men's college basketball history in a tournament with many historic moments,…
Arts Apr 05 Ocean Vuong's Brief But Spectacular take on grief and language "Time Is a Mother" is Ocean Vuong's second collection of poems being released this week. A winner of major literary prizes and a MacArthur Fellowship, Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death. He shares his brief…
Nation Apr 04 News Wrap: China sends 10,000 health care worker to battle COVID outbreak in Shanghai In our news wrap Monday, China sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai as a COVID-19 outbreak spreads, police in Sacramento, California made an arrest after a mass shooting Sunday killed six people, Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
Politics Apr 04 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on funding to fight COVID and Sarah Palin's political pursuit NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including an emerging bipartisan deal on Capitol Hill to give the White House some of the money…
Episode Apr 04 April 4, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, international outrage grows over atrocities apparently committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. Then, a UN panel on climate change calls for a drastic shift away from fossil fuels to avoid a catastrophic global temperature increase. Also,…
Episode Apr 03 April 3, 2022 - PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says Russia engaged in genocide following shocking images of civilians killed outside Kyiv. Then, we analyze the latest revelations from the Jan. 6 committee and look ahead to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s possible…
Episode Apr 02 April 2, 2022 - PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Russian forces retreat from Ukraine's capital region while evacuation attempts continue in the hard-hit city of Mariupol. Then, we explore the road to economic recovery as the U.S. experiences the lowest unemployment rate since the…
Episode Apr 01 April 1, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Russia claims Ukrainian air forces struck a fuel depot inside Russia as peace talks make little progress. Then, China orders the millions of residents of Shanghai to shelter in place, testing its zero-COVID policy. Also, David…