Episode Aug 12

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we look at the rising costs of child care as pandemic-era federal funding is set to end next month. Then, a new documentary goes inside the mesmerizing and sometimes deadly sport of freediving. Plus, a…

Nation Aug 12

In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when…

Arts Aug 12

Kennady Bob is a Los Angeles-based artist who expresses herself through both large-scale paintings and small sketches. After experiencing great loss early in her life, she found that she could process the feelings she struggled to put into words through…

Episode Aug 06

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, New York City tries to uphold its history of welcoming immigrants as it struggles to deal with a flood of asylum-seekers. Then, at the Women’s World Cup, the defending champion U.S. team makes its earliest…

World Aug 06

In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine and Russia both launched attacks against each other as the war in Ukraine drags on, Donald Trump called Vice President Mike Pence “delusional” in regards to the 2020 election, the U.S. women’s national soccer…

Episode Aug 05

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the FDA approves the first pill to treat postpartum depression. Twelve years after a tsunami sent Fukushima’s nuclear plant into a meltdown, Japan plans to release over a million tons of treated wastewater from the…

Nation Aug 05

In our news wrap Saturday, a Texas judge has ruled that the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to bar Trump from publicly discussing evidence or witnesses in the 2020 election case, Pakistan’s…

Episode Jul 30

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as Haiti tumbles deeper into chaos, what can be done about the nation’s security and humanitarian crisis? Then, how the toll of climate change is affecting some people’s mental health. Plus, we hear first-hand what…

World Jul 30

In our news wrap Sunday, a bomb at a political rally for a hard-line religious leader in Pakistan killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 200, the French embassy in Niger’s capital was attacked as thousands marched in support…

Episode Jul 29

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we learn about a new kind of morning-after pill now being used to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Then, the complicated life of French actor Maria Schneider, whose role in the notorious film “Last Tango in…