Nation Apr 30 News Wrap: Biden weighs canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower In our news wrap Saturday, the Biden administration is considering canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower through executive action, a 22-year-old Marine Corps veteran who joined the war in Ukraine was killed in fighting there, China's capital…
Episode Apr 24 April 24, 2022 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on the NewsHour, French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. Russian shelling continues in Ukraine, despite calls for a truce on Orthodox Easter and U.S. officials were expected for their first…
World Apr 24 Russian shelling continues as U.S. officials expected in Ukraine Russian shelling continued in Ukraine Sunday despite calls for a truce for Orthodox Easter. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also pressed the West for more powerful weapons as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to become…
Politics Apr 24 What could be expected in the upcoming Jan. 6 committee hearings The Jan. 6 Congressional Committee's upcoming hearings that are slated to begin in June, will provide evidence, per Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, that former President Donald Trump and his allies helped coordinate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol…
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,…