Nation Aug 17

In our news wrap Saturday, hundreds of National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are deploying to Washington, D.C., Israelis held a nationwide strike to demand an end to the war in Gaza and return of hostages,…

Episode Aug 16

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Trump abruptly splits from Ukraine and Europe after meeting with Putin, saying a sweeping peace deal, not a ceasefire, should be the next step in ending the war. How a White House plan to overturn…

Nation Aug 16

In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air…

Episode Aug 10

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Netanyahu defends Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza City amid mounting criticism at home and abroad. European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of the Trump-Putin summit. The challenges new college graduates face with one of the…

World Aug 10

In our news wrap Sunday, European leaders rallied behind Ukraine ahead of Trump and Putin’s planned summit in Alaska, the National Weather Service warned of wildfire risk in the West this week while record-high temperatures fuel blazes in much of…

Episode Aug 09

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a new study highlights the growing health dangers of plastic pollution. As megafires become more common, an anthropologist gives a firsthand account of a historic season with the elite Los Padres Hotshots. History is made…

World Aug 09

In our news wrap Saturday, Zelenskyy rejected Trump’s suggestion that a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia may include the two nations “swapping” territory, outrage grew over Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, a memorial was held in…

Episode Aug 03

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, aid groups on the ground inside Gaza say food and medicine trickling into the territory is not enough to prevent more Palestinian deaths. We explore a major airline’s decision to use AI to help set…

World Aug 03

In our news wrap Sunday, Russia and Ukraine traded strikes while Zelenskyy announced the countries agreed to a large prisoner exchange, the Senate left D.C. for the summer, the Smithsonian said the administration did not ask them to remove mentions…

Episode Aug 02

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a flurry of new tariffs imposed by Trump shook markets, along with weaker than expected jobs numbers that cost a Labor Department official her job. Former Venezuelan detainees speak out about their abuse in El…