Nation Nov 02 A Brief But Spectacular take on rebuilding and diversifying the Appalachian economy Brandon Dennison is a sixth generation West Virginian who is on a mission to revitalize Appalachia. His community based non-profit, Colefield Development, has trained over 1200 people facing barriers to employment, helping with education and personal development. Dennison gives his…
Episode Nov 01 November 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, world leaders convene to combat the worsening global climate crisis as extreme weather events grow more frequent and deadly. Then, the future of reproductive rights hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court hears arguments about…
Nation Nov 01 News Wrap: 6% of NYC's work force placed on unpaid leave for defying vaccine mandate In our news wrap Monday, 6% of New York City's workforce went on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated. Rebels from Ethiopia's Tigray province appeared to be advancing toward the capital, Addis Ababa, and claimed they seized two key…
Politics Nov 01 Online threats, armed protestors and other red flags law enforcement ignored before Jan. 6 A new three-part investigation by The Washington Post into the forces that led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 reveals how advance warnings of violence were ignored, and how unprepared the Capitol Police force was. The…
Politics Nov 01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jan 6. riot intel, VA Gov. race, U.N. climate summit 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 new reports about intelligence that preceded the Jab. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the stakes…
Episode Oct 31 October 31, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 31, COP 26 is set to begin in Glasgow as the G20 summit wraps up in Rome, a close race for the governor in Virginia raises questions about red and blue ‘walls,’ and the…
World Oct 31 World leaders head to Glasgow for COP26 as G20 wraps up World leaders made a climate pledge on coal and recognized the importance of reaching carbon neutrality ‘by or around mid-century’ on the final day of the G20 summit in Rome. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ climate summit COP26 officially began in…
Episode Oct 30 October 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 30, President Biden and other world leaders take on tax havens at the G20 summit, Facebook, Inc. changes its name to ‘Meta,’ as revelations from leaked internal documents continue, how flooding from climate change…
Nation Oct 30 Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding from climate change—why it's not just coastal cities at risk When we think about flooding, it's usually in coastal towns and cities, or places right next to large rivers. Taking into account rising sea levels and severe weather events, a non-profit research group assessed the flood danger to infrastructure in…
Economy Oct 30 Facebook hits refresh with 'Meta' but internal leaks reveal a larger crisis Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced ‘Meta’ as the new corporate name on Thursday. The rebranding comes as Facebook battles an onslaught of bad PR after a series of leaked internal documents reveal the company did not do enough…