Nation Apr 24 News Wrap: Thousands of acres still burning due to Western wildfires In our news wrap Sunday, wildfires have gripped parts of western and central Nebraska this weekend as wind conditions have eased today, helping firefighters battle numerous dangerous blazes in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, former President Trump held a rally…
Episode Apr 23 April 23, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS NewsHour Weekend, Russians continue their attack on Ukraine, focusing in on Mariupol. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would meet with him Sunday in Kyiv. Then, we take…
Nation Apr 23 News Wrap: House Minority Leader McCarthy says he never asked Trump to resign after Jan. 6 In our news wrap Saturday, House Minority Leader McCarthy says he never asked Trump to resign from office after the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially revoked Disney's special self-governing status in the…
Science Apr 23 Rising tides could threaten farming along Virginia’s coastline Water levels around Southeast Virginia have risen nearly 20 inches over the past century and they are estimated to keep rising. These rising tides could pose a threat to farming, which has always been a part of coastal Virginia’s economy.
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…