Nation Jun 25 News Wrap: Biden signs major gun safety legislation In our news wrap Saturday, President Biden signed bipartisan gun legislation marking the most extensive move toward gun control in years. A federal court blocked the FDA from banning sales of Juul electronic cigarettes, which the agency says are marketed…
Episode Jun 19 June 19, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we explore Juneteenth's evolution into a national holiday and meaningful ways to celebrate its significance. Then, blown-glass artist Dale Chihuly's latest exhibit takes inspiration from the Arizona desert's landscape. Plus, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on…
World Jun 19 News Wrap: Ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia claims more than 200 lives In our news wrap Sunday, an ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of more than 200 Amhara people, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects an economic slowdown but not necessarily a recession, voters in Colombia head to the…
Episode Jun 18 June 18, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the CDC approves COVID-19 vaccinations for children under age 5. Then, the latest product shortage from supply chain disruptions is hitting women particularly hard. Plus, we explore why many of the world's reptiles are facing…
Nation Jun 18 News Wrap: CDC authorizes COVID-19 vaccinations for children under age 5 In our news wrap Saturday, the CDC authorized COVID vaccinations for children under 5, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy paid a rare visit to troops on the front lines in the southern city of Mykolaiv, at least 18 people died in floods…
Episode Jun 12 June 12, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, senators say they've made a bipartisan breakthrough on gun reform legislation as we look ahead to this week's Jan. 6 hearings. Then, skyrocketing home prices and rents are creating a crisis in parts of the…
Politics Jun 12 Senators make bipartisan breakthrough on gun reform legislation Senate negotiators have reached a tentative bipartisan agreement on what would be the biggest new federal gun legislation in decades. The package is narrow, and short of what President Biden and many Democrats wanted, though on Sunday the president said…
World Jun 12 News Wrap: Ukraine warns Russia is closing in on key eastern city, control of the Donbas In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine warns that Russia could soon encircle a critical eastern city, the FBI are investigating dozens of members of a white supremacist group arrested in Idaho near an LGBTQ pride event, retired Gen. John Allen…
Economy Jun 12 Skyrocketing home prices and rents create housing crisis In today's highly competitive housing market, millions of Americans are priced out of buying a home, often competing with all-cash offers well above asking prices. Rents are skyrocketing, too, causing overall housing affordability to collapse at its fastest rate on…
Politics Jun 12 Analyzing the Jan. 6 hearings and a potential agreement on gun reform As the Senate appears to have reached a potential deal on gun reform legislation, the House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to hold more public hearings this week. Lisa Desjardins and Jeff Greenfield join…