Nation May 21 News Wrap: McCarthy, Biden to meet Monday for high-stakes debt limit talks In our news wrap Sunday, as Biden returns to the U.S. from the G7 summit in Japan, House Speaker McCarthy agreed to meet with the president on Monday to continue debt limit negotiations, Russia claims its forces have taken the…
Episode May 20 May 20, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, as jockeys and horses prepare for the 148th Preakness, a look at the state of horse racing and why so many horses die on America’s race tracks. Then, what you need to know about the…
Nation May 20 News Wrap: Debt ceiling standoff looms as Biden attends G7 talks In our news wrap Saturday, Biden heads into his last day of the G7 summit in Japan as debt limit talks stall in Congress, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima to gather support from world leaders ahead of a planned…
Episode May 14 May 14, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Turkey votes for their next leader as the world waits to see if President Erdogan holds on to power. Then, a look at the misdiagnosis and unequal treatment of women with Parkinson’s disease. We examine…
World May 14 News Wrap: Tropical Cyclone Mocha batters Myanmar coast In our news wrap Sunday, Cyclone Mocha made landfall over Myanmar and lashed refugee camps in Bangladesh, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy made stops in Berlin and Paris to meet with German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron, and Homeland Security reported…
Episode May 13 May 13, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a look at the push to raise age limits to buy a firearm amid an epidemic of gun deaths in America. Then, how the devastating decline in Florida’s citrus harvest is threatening a way of…
World May 13 News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban…
Episode May 07 May 7, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, a mall outside Dallas, Texas was the scene of another deadly mass shooting in America. A new survey sheds light on the troubling state of LGBTQ+ youth mental health. The use of language translation technology…
Nation May 07 News Wrap: Police identify shooter who killed 8 at Texas outlet mall In our news wrap Sunday, a gunman killed eight people at a mall in suburban Dallas, an SUV drove through a crowd at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing seven, more than 100 wildfires are forcing evacuations in western…
Episode May 06 May 6, 2023 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, King Charles III is crowned Britain’s monarch in a ceremony not seen in 70 years. Then, a conversation about living with COVID, as national and global public health emergencies come to an end. Author and…