Arts Jan 20 Entertainment lawyer Nina Shaw on trailblazing and MeToo Nina Shaw is an African American entertainment lawyer at the forefront of the industry’s MeToo movement. She grew up in Harlem and the Bronx against the backdrop of the civil rights era and now represents prominent artists including Laurence Fishburne…
Episode Jan 19 January 19, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, January 19, the Trump administration responds to House impeachment filings as the Senate trial is set to begin, violent clashes continue in Hong Kong and Lebanon, and a NewsHour Weekend special on Ukraine, a country…
World Jan 19 Ukraine stuck in a tug-of-war between Russia and the West After years of war with Russia and with a new president at the helm, Ukraine has played a crucial role in the struggles between Russia and the West, before it was drawn into U.S. politics and President Trump's impeachment. NewsHour…
Episode Jan 18 January 18, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 18, Democrats release new evidence as next week's Senate impeachment trial approaches, an attack on Italy’s olive trees and the battle to save them, a look back at some of 2019's top stories, and…
Politics Jan 18 Will the GOP allow witnesses to testify after Dems release new evidence? As questions continue to swirl over whether witnesses will be allowed to testify during President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, new evidence released by Democrats on Friday shows possible connections between the White House and GOP-linked operatives in Ukraine.
World Jan 17 News Wrap: Amid protests, Iran's Khamenei lashes out at U.S. In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says…
World Jan 17 Australian ecosystems left vulnerable in wake of bushfire catastrophe Firefighters in Australia are finally getting some help from nature, in the form of lower temperatures and rain. But many fires are still burning, and millions of acres have been lost. The blazes have also caused tremendous damage to the…
Health Jan 17 How Trump's USDA wants to change rules around school nutrition Improving school meals was among Michelle Obama’s key initiatives during her tenure as first lady. Since then, the Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era school nutrition policies they argued went too far and were ineffective. Now, the Department of Agriculture…
Economy Jan 17 Why climate change means new risks for U.S. financial markets From fires to floods, the warming climate is reshaping the globe. In fact, the decade of the 2010s was the hottest ever recorded on Earth. And although activists and scientists have long been sounding the alarm, a new voice joined…