Episode Nov 18 November 18, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, new airstrikes kill dozens across Gaza and the West Bank, as the Israeli military’s search of Al Shifa Hospital forces hundreds to flee. As U.S. funding for Ukraine stalls, the war-torn country’s humanitarian crisis gets…
World Nov 18 News Wrap: SpaceX’s Starship rocket test launch ends with explosions In our news wrap Saturday, a pair of explosions destroyed the booster rocket and spacecraft of SpaceX’s biggest rocket during a test launch in Texas, and Comcast joined the list of advertisers stepping away from Elon Musk’s social media platform…
Episode Nov 12 November 12, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, calls for a cease-fire in Gaza grow louder as the humanitarian crisis widens. How a political battle in Washington is putting the future of a government program that helps fight HIV around the world at…
Nation Nov 12 News Wrap: White House calls Speaker Johnson’s funding plan ‘unserious’ In our news wrap Sunday, House Speaker Johnson is facing opposition from hard-line Republicans after announcing his plan to avert a government shutdown, the Pentagon says five Army Special Operations forces died in a helicopter crash over the Mediterranean, Russia…
Episode Nov 11 November 11, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, calls for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war intensify as fighting near Gaza hospitals grows. As the Supreme Court considers gun ownership for domestic abusers, we look at the role firearms play in domestic violence…
World Nov 11 News Wrap: Russian strike targeted Ukraine’s capital, local officials say In our news wrap Saturday, Ukraine says their air defenses intercepted a Russian missile strike that threatened Kyiv as residents scrambled for shelter, Pope Francis removed a bishop in Texas who was one of the American Catholic Church’s loudest critics…
Episode Nov 05 November 5, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, calls for a cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas intensify as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens. How Israel’s judicial reform protest movement is refocusing its energy to help those in need after Hamas’ attack.
World Nov 05 News Wrap: Zelenskyy warns conflict with Russia will spread without more aid In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine’s president called on the U.S. to provide more funding in his country’s ongoing war with Russia, Russia’s military says it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads, Moldova held elections…
Episode Nov 04 November 4, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, how critics say Republican-drawn legislative district lines diminish the Black and Latino vote. Then, the role cryptocurrency plays in Hamas’ attacks on Israel and how global law enforcement is trying to stop it. Plus, as…
World Nov 04 News Wrap: Deadly earthquake strikes northwestern Nepal In our news wrap Saturday, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the…