World Oct 14 News Wrap: Texas police officer resigns over fatal shooting of black woman In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer who fatally shot a black woman inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home over the weekend has resigned. Body camera video shows the officer, Aaron Dean, firing immediately after shouting at Atatiana…
World Oct 14 What Trump's Syria withdrawal means for the Kurds, Russia and American allies President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria has profound implications for stability both within Syria and throughout the Middle East. Nick Schifrin talks to the University of Oklahoma’s Joshua Landis and career diplomat Ted Kattouf of Amideast…
Politics Oct 14 Amy Walter and Domenico Montanaro on voters' impeachment views, GOP backlash to Syria move Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Amna Nawaz to analyze the latest political news, including public support for the impeachment inquiry, how Republicans feel about President Trump’s Syria troop withdrawal and what to look…
Nation Oct 14 What Ronan Farrow discovered about the systems that cover up sexual misconduct Ronan Farrow’s explosive reporting on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct helped launch the MeToo movement in 2017 and won him a Pulitzer Prize in 2018. In his latest book, Farrow accuses NBC, his former employer, of trying to…
Nation Oct 14 PBS launches "NewsHour West," based in Phoenix News doesn’t stop when we go off the air on the East Coast, so we're launching “NewsHour West” to update evening headlines for our Western and late-night audiences. Based in Phoenix at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism,…
Episode Oct 13 October 13, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 13, U.S. troops withdraw in Syria as the Turkish offensive escalates against the Kurds, the latest on the Trump administration and a preview of Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate. Also, a newly named North Macedonia…
World Oct 13 Turkish offensive on Kurds brings 'chaos' in northern Syria President Trump on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of nearly all 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria as Turkey continued a military offensive against Syrian Kurds that has left the region in chaos. For more on the escalating military offensive in…
Politics Oct 13 Trump's reversal in Syria causes 'cracks' in GOP support President Trump saw cracks in support among congressional Republicans last week, following his decision to pull back troops in northern Syria and amid allegations he withheld military aid to Ukraine for political gains. The busy week in politics comes as…
Episode Oct 12 October 12, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 12, the latest acting director of the Department of Homeland Security steps down, a longtime head of security at The Met discusses a new book about his extraordinary career, and in our "Future of…
Politics Oct 12 As acting DHS chief, McAleenan pushed Trump border policies Kevin McAleenan is leaving his post as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after six months on the job, President Trump announced Friday. During his short tenure, McAleenan oversaw an agency that has moved to drastically curb entry…