World Aug 25 News Wrap: Netanyahu says Israeli strikes on Hezbollah ‘not the end of the story’ In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah traded heavy cross-border attacks, a man turned himself in to German police over Friday’s deadly knife attack, Russian missiles hammered Ukraine border towns as Ukrainian forces advanced farther into Russian territory, Hurricane…
Episode Aug 24 August 24, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, why this summer’s extreme heat is contributing to a nationwide blood shortage. Then, as COVID cases surge, why vaccines will soon be harder to get for uninsured Americans. We look at the future of debt…
Nation Aug 24 News Wrap: Boeing Starliner crew stuck in space until 2025, NASA says In our news wrap Saturday, two NASA astronauts will remain on the International Space Station until February, the United Arab Emirates brokered a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in southern Gaza, the Islamic…
Episode Aug 18 August 18, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, polls show Vice President Harris gaining ground in key swing states ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention. We get the latest from the NewsHour team on the ground in Chicago. Then a look back…
World Aug 18 News Wrap: Secretary of State Blinken visits Israel, as more strikes hit Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, as more airstrikes hit Gaza. Ukraine ramps up its military operations, nearly two weeks into its incursion of Russia. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov.
Episode Aug 17 August 17, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the importance of earthquake planning in the U.S. Then, the issues plaguing Customs and Border Protection’s mobile application for migrants seeking asylum. Plus, how nursing homes are adjusting to new staffing requirements, as the industry…
World Aug 17 News Wrap: Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week In our news wrap Saturday, Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week. Russia presses its assault, as Ukrainian forces push further into Russian territory, and Hurricane Ernesto sweeps back into the Atlantic after battering Bermuda.
Nation Aug 17 Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S. In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways…
Episode Aug 11 August 11, 2024 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why rates of cancer among Millennials and Gen X are on the rise in America. Then, we explore the history of equity at the Olympics and where things stand today. Plus, why debris left behind…
Nation Aug 11 News Wrap: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by ‘foreign sources hostile to the U.S.’ In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump campaign pointed toward Iran after claiming it was hacked, Israeli military searches for gunmen behind a shooting in the occupied West Bank, families identify loved ones from the Brazil plane crash, rescue teams…