Episode Nov 25

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a last-minute snag delays the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. A look at how what we eat could be affecting our mental health. The complicated history of…

World Nov 25

In our news wrap Saturday, 13 more Israeli hostages and four foreign nationals held by Hamas have been freed after frantic negotiations resolved a last-minute snag, Russia hit Ukraine with its most intense drone attack of the war so far,…

World Nov 19

In our news wrap Sunday, there are growing indications that Israel and Hamas are close to a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages being held in Gaza, and polls closed in Argentina in the country’s…

Episode Nov 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.