World Dec 30

In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza residents say airstrikes hit two urban refugee camps a day after U.S. Secretary of State Blinken approved a $147 million emergency weapons sale to Israel, Russia says at least 14 people were killed after…

World Dec 24

In our news wrap Sunday, Gaza saw some of the most intense and bloodiest fighting of the war this weekend, the streets of Bethlehem stood empty of crowds and festivities on Christmas Eve as celebrations were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas…

World Dec 23

In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s military says they are close to having “full operational control” of northern Gaza and will soon shift their focus to southern Gaza, two Colorado paramedics were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019…

Episode Dec 17

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as Capitol Hill haggles over border security measures, we get the latest from Arizona, where migrant crossings are hitting record highs. Then, how the process for college financial aid is changing and how it’s affecting…

World Dec 17

In our news wrap Sunday, Israel re-opened a border crossing in southern Gaza and released footage of a newly discovered Hamas tunnel at the Erez crossing in the north, Trump’s anti-immigrant remarks at a campaign event drew criticism, a storm…

Episode Dec 16

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the growing divide between conservative American Catholics and Pope Francis over the direction of the church. Then, after actor Matthew Perry’s autopsy says he died from the effects of ketamine, a closer look at the…

World Dec 16

In our news wrap Saturday, the mistaken killing of three hostages by Israeli forces in Gaza has increased public pressure on Israel’s government to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages, a Roman Catholic cardinal was convicted of…

Episode Dec 10

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, what you need to know to stay healthy this winter as vaccination rates for COVID, flu and other illnesses lag. Then, what the black-footed ferret’s survival story can tell us about saving other species. Plus,…

Nation Dec 10

In our news wrap Sunday, emergency responders searched for survivors after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of Tennessee, the Palestinian death toll continues to climb amid heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, UPenn’s president and board chair both…

Episode Dec 09

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new treatment for sickle cell disease using revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing technology has been approved by the FDA. Tensions rise in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s…