Nation Dec 14 News Wrap: At least 60 dead after gas tanker explosion in Haiti In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 60 people were killed and dozens injured in Haiti late Monday after a fuel truck overturned and exploded. The United States Congress is on the verge of raising the national debt limit by…
Nation Dec 14 How Fox News personalities amplified divisions, disinformation around Jan. 6 Text messages sent to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 came from some of President Trump’s closest allies, urgently requesting him to stop the siege on the Capitol. Some of those allies included key Fox News personalities, like Sean Hannity and…
Episode Dec 13 December 13, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, several U.S. states begin recovery after devastating tornadoes kill dozens, destroy hundreds of homes and leave thousands powerless. Then, abuse victims of former doctor, Larry Nassar, reach a multi-million dollar deal with USA Gymnastics. And, New…
Nation Dec 13 How officials, 'everyday heroes' are supporting recovery efforts in Kentucky The death toll has reached 74 in Kentucky, three nights after a swarm of tornadoes struck. For a closer look at how officials in the state are dealing with all of this, Judy Woodruff speaks to Jacqueline Coleman, the state's…
Nation Dec 13 News Wrap: Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate for health workers In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block New York state's COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers. Sheriff's investigators in Houston, Texas, searched for a gunman, after a drive-by shooting killed one person and wounded…
Politics Dec 13 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jan. 6 investigation, abortion 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 the latest subpoenas and revelations from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, and recent…
Episode Dec 12 December 12, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 12, recovery begins after devastation from the tornado and storm outbreak in the central and southern US, a community in Michigan works to preserve an historic fishing village as climate change increases the threat…
Nation Dec 12 Kentucky communities in shock as death toll from tornadoes rises Search and rescue operations continue across several states after the devastation caused by the tornado outbreak in the central and southern U.S. Kentucky has reported scores of deaths after tornadoes tore across the western part of the state. Liam Niemeyer,…
Episode Dec 11 December 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 11, more than 30 tornadoes and severe storms tore through the central and southern U.S., killing dozens of people. Also, inside California’s new approach to keep housing affordable, and librarians push back against book…
Nation Dec 11 'Remain in Mexico' reinstated, sends asylum seekers across the southern border This week, the United States began returning migrants to Mexico under the ‘Migrant Protection Program,’ which began under the Trump administration. The MPP forced migrants applying for asylum to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. for their hearings. The…