Episode Apr 17 April 17, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Ukrainians refuse to surrender as the port city of Mariupol appears to be on the brink of falling to Russian forces. Then, the impact of the war in Ukraine on teenagers studying thousands of miles…
Nation Apr 17 News Wrap: Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in a rare religious convergence In our news wrap Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are all being celebrated this weekend in a rare religious convergence, 17 Palestinians were injured during ongoing clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City,…
World Apr 17 Students in rural New Mexico reflect on the war in Ukraine The crisis in Ukraine is reverberating across the U.S., including in a rural town in northern New Mexico. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on how the war in Ukraine is impacting teenagers who are thousands of miles away.
Episode Apr 16 April 16, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Russia escalates attacks in eastern Ukraine as authorities in Kyiv announce more than 900 civilian bodies have been found in the capital region alone. Then, a nationwide shortage of baby formula is sending parents across…
Nation Apr 16 News Wrap: More than 220,000 migrants arrived at U.S.-Mexico border in March In our news wrap Saturday, more than 220,000 migrants arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, setting a 22-year high. Also, nearly 5,000 people are under evacuation orders as a massive wildfire rages across New Mexico, former head of the…
Episode Apr 10 April 10, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Ukrainian officials say they've won the battle for Kyiv as Russia repositions its forces and begins a new offensive in the east. Then, state lawmakers are tightening voting rules. We look at how that could…
Politics Apr 10 As state lawmakers tighten voting rules, what will the impact be on the midterm elections? Arizona’s Republican governor signed a bill last month requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections. Voting rights advocates say it could impact some 200,000 Arizonans. It’s the latest in a move by Republican lawmakers nationwide to tighten voting…
Politics Apr 10 News Wrap: Macron to face far-right leader Le Pen in French presidential runoff In our news wrap Sunday, France's presidential election is headed to a runoff as the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen closes in on President Emmanuel Macron, uncertainty has taken hold in Pakistan after a no-confidence vote removed Prime Minister Imran…
World Apr 09 News Wrap: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted from office in no-confidence vote In our news wrap Saturday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will no longer hold office after the country's opposition secured a narrow majority to vote him down, Marine Le Pen pulls closer to President Emmanuel Macron as French elections begin,…