World Nov 26 Russian attack on Ukrainian ships sparks global condemnation A maritime confrontation between Ukraine and Russia has launched an unpredictable phase in their conflict. After a Russian ship rammed a Ukrainian tugboat and fired upon its sailors, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the actions “a dangerous escalation,” and…
Politics Nov 26 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Mississippi Senate race As the year's final election approaches, Lisa Desjardins reports on the controversy surrounding Mississippi's Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as she takes on Democrat Mike Espy. Then, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy…
Episode Nov 25 November 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition, for Sunday, Nov. 25, asylum seekers are facing unknown policies at the U.S. southern border and how those displaced by Hurricane Michael in Florida spent Thanksgiving. Later, an astronaut documented almost a year on the International Space…
Nation Nov 25 Trump 'has no legal authority' to make asylum-seekers stay in Mexico With various updates from Mexico and the U.S. about asylum seekers approaching the border, lawyer and journalist Jami Floyd says Trump does not have the ability to rewrite immigration law. Floyd joins Megan Thompson for more on the U.S.’s legal…
Episode Nov 24 November 24, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 24, U.K. and Spain reach a deal on the eve of the Brexit Summit, and technology that aims to take humans out of the beginning stages of clinical trials. Later, how museums are chronicling…
Science Nov 24 Defense Department funds tech to test organ tissue in lieu of humans Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with funding from the Department of Defense, want to speed up the clinical trial process with a device that could enable researchers to test new drugs on organ tissue grown in a lab…
Episode Nov 23 November 23, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a government report warns of dire consequences from climate change today and in the future. Plus: Save the Children finds 85,000 young children have died in the ongoing Yemeni conflict, Brooks and Marcus on how the…
Nation Nov 23 'It's happening, it's now,' says U.S. government report on climate change On Friday, the federal government released its most dramatic report yet on the effects of climate change. According to scientists, the country is already experiencing serious consequences from rising global temperatures, including more frequent and severe storms, fires and flooding.
World Nov 23 News Wrap: Shoppers flock to deals on lucrative Black Friday In our news wrap Friday, Americans swarmed stores and scoured websites for the best Black Friday deals. The retail data firm ShopperTrak estimates today’s sales will hit $23 billion, up more than $2 billion from last year. Violence emerged amidst…
World Nov 23 What conflict-torn Yemen needs to keep more children from dying In Yemen, the U.N. has called for a cease-fire in the conflict between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backed by the U.S. No official death toll exists, but Save the Children says 85,000 children have died since the war…