World Jan 03 News Wrap: Bombings in Iran kill at least 95 at ceremony honoring general killed in 2020 In our news wrap Wednesday, a double bombing in Iran killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 200, bomb threats across the U.S. forced evacuations of several state capitol buildings, Ukraine and Russia completed the biggest prisoner exchange…
Episode Jan 02 January 2, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, as the war in Gaza rages on, we speak with a former Israeli hostage in her first interview since being released by Hamas. The president of Harvard resigns after igniting controversy with comments regarding responses to…
World Jan 02 News Wrap: Top Hamas leader killed in suspected Israeli drone strike in Lebanon In our news wrap Tuesday, a top Hamas leader was killed in a suspected Israeli drone strike in Lebanon, former President Trump appealed to the Supreme Court of Maine asking to be restored to the state ballot, Russia fired hypersonic…
Episode Jan 01 January 1, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Israel's Supreme Court strikes down a controversial overhaul of the nation's judiciary, a blow to the prime minister already facing scrutiny amid the war. An investigation finds auditors overlook child migrants being put to work in…
World Jan 01 News Wrap: Russia pounds Ukraine with 90 drones during early hours of new year In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces pounded Ukraine with a record 90 drones during the early hours of the new year, central Japan's strongest earthquake in more than 40 years rocked the region killing at least four people and…
Episode Dec 29 December 29, 2023 – PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Maine becomes the second state to ban Trump from the primary ballot for insurrection, raising more questions about the 2024 campaign. We examine the surprising resilience of the economy in 2023 and how it upended expectations…
World Dec 29 News Wrap: Israel widens offensive in central Gaza after flattening much of the north In our news wrap Friday, Israeli forces widened their offensive on the central Gaza strip after flattening much of the north, landslides triggered by heavy rain in eastern Congo have killed at least 20 more people, forecasters warn of high…
Episode Dec 28 December 28, 2023 – PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Israeli forces continue to bombard Gaza amid continued exchanges of fire across the Lebanese border, raising fears of a widening conflict. The challenges the legal cases against Donald Trump pose for the 2024 campaign. Plus, fake…
Politics Dec 28 News Wrap: After backlash, Haley tries to clarify comments about cause of Civil War In our news wrap Thursday, Nikki Haley sought to clarify comments she made about the cause of the Civil War after backlash, a federal judge accepted Georgia's newly-redrawn voting districts that favor Republicans, huge surf battered the West Coast and…
Episode Dec 27 December 27, 2023 – PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, we speak with the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. as Israel launches another round of heavy airstrikes in central and southern Gaza, including in refugee camps. A major caravan of migrants travels through Mexico as record…