World Jan 25 Indian farmers converge on Delhi to protest agricultural deregulation For more than two months, farmers in India have camped just outside the capital, Delhi, demanding the repeal of new laws that deregulate agriculture, which directly employs near half the country’s 1.3 billion people. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro…
Politics Jan 25 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on President Biden's executive actions NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's first days in office, the prospects for bipartisanship in Congress, and former President Trump's impeachment trial.
Arts Jan 25 In Miami, making live theater work during the pandemic Miami, one of the top tourist destinations in the U.S., has been hit hard by COVID and the travel shutdown. Officials at Miami International Airport say traffic is off by more than half, impacting hotels, restaurants, and hot spots like…
Episode Jan 24 January 24, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, January 24, President Biden is expected to sign a flurry of executive actions in his second week in office, how climate change will feature in his agenda, and a closer look at the attempts to…
Nation Jan 24 Shell Oil President on methane emissions, carbon capture Gretchen Watkins, the president of oil and gas major Shell Oil has taken a tough stand on methane emissions. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the methane problem, the need for regulation and her ideas for what the Biden administration…
Episode Jan 23 January 23, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 23, remembering legendary talk show host Larry King, the Biden administration focuses on its agenda after a packed first week in power, and the COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue despite hitting state and local roadblocks…
Nation Jan 23 Obama wanted to close Gitmo. Will Biden be able to finally do it? President Biden’s Secretary of Defense, General LLoyd Austin has said he would follow through on President Obama’s efforts to close Guantanamo Bay, the prison for terrorism detainees. Today, its population is down to nearly 40, including six detainees cleared for…
World Jan 23 COVID-19 shutdowns bring new popularity to old winter pastime After months of shutdowns and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, some ski resorts are cautiously reopening in the U.S. and Europe. But not in France. Worried about outbreaks, French ski resorts can’t use their chair lifts or open their chalets.
World Jan 23 Navalny's popularity spreading in Russia amid massive protests over his arrest Tens of thousands of people in over a dozen Russian cities defied heavy police presence Saturday to protest the arrest of Alexei Navalny, a leading political opposition figure to Putin. Navalny’s poisoning, recovery, return to Russia, and his organization’s viral…
Health Jan 23 As Biden gears up to bolster vaccination, logistical challenges remain President Biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days even as federal and state officials grapple with logistical challenges and the absence of a national inoculation plan. ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen joins Hari…