Nation Apr 15 News Wrap: FBI opens criminal probe into Baltimore bridge collapse In our news wrap Monday, the FBI has opened a criminal probe into why a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, the weapons supervisor on the set of the movie "Rust" was sentenced to 18 months in…
Episode Apr 12 April 12, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Israel prepares for a possible attack from Iran in retaliation for Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus. A preview of former President Trump's criminal hush money trial ahead of its start on Monday. Plus, remembering…
Nation Apr 12 News Wrap: House approves reauthorization of FISA for 2 years In our news wrap Friday, House lawmakers approved the reauthorization of FISA for two years, the Biden administration announced a new wave of student loan cancellations, Vice President Harris visited Arizona in the wake of the state's near-total abortion ban…
Nation Apr 12 Robert MacNeil’s colleagues and friends remember his life and legacy Former colleagues of NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil joined to reflect on his life and career after his death at the age of 93. Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown and former executive producer Linda Winslow worked with MacNeil over many years and…
Episode Apr 11 April 11, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the White House announces the largest expansion of background checks for gun purchases in decades. O.J. Simpson, the star football player and actor whose arrest and trial for murder captivated the nation, has died of cancer.
Nation Apr 11 News Wrap: White House warns Iran against retaliation for Israeli airstrike on consulate In our news wrap Thursday, the White House said it warned Iran not to use a suspected Israeli airstrike on its consulate in Syria as a 'pretext to escalate' tensions in the region, Ukraine's parliament passed a new mobilization law…
Episode Apr 10 April 10, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, is inflation under control enough for the Fed to lower interest rates? We speak with a key player watching the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency puts strict limits on the amount of so-called "forever chemicals" in…
Nation Apr 10 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike kills 3 sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh In our news wrap Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, President Biden called Prime Minister Netanyahu's approach to the Gaza war a "mistake," the European Parliament approved a major overhaul of migration laws after…
Episode Apr 09 April 9, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Arizona's Supreme Court upholds a Civil War-era abortion law, effectively banning the procedure in the state. Mike Johnson fights to remain House speaker among a divided Republican Party. Plus, reconciliation and rebuilding in Rwanda 30 years…
Nation Apr 09 News Wrap: EPA cracks down on chemical plant pollution to reduce cancer risk In our news wrap Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on pollution from chemical plants, Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a lawsuit over last year's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the…