Nation Mar 27 NewsHour Weekend update: The torch passes on Next weekend you’re likely to see some changes- the NewsHour Weekend program heads to D.C. and will be anchored by Geoff Bennet. Since 2013 the program has been produced by WNET, the public television station in New York, and now…
World Mar 06 Russian invasion of Ukraine underscores Putin’s long-held goals President Vladimir Putin has long believed that the disintegration of the Soviet Union was a mistake and that Ukraine is not a ‘legitimate country’. Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what the invasion reveals…
Science Dec 26 NewsHour Weekend 2021: Best of climate, environment and nature The NewsHour Weekend team selected some of our favorite stories of 2021 on nature, climate change and the environment.
Arts Dec 25 NewsHour Weekend 2021: Best of arts, entertainment and tech Here are some of our favorite stories of 2021 from the world of arts, entertainment and technology.
Nation Oct 24 Exploring hate: How antisemitism fuels white nationalism Antisemitism is a core ideology in white nationalist movements and was part of what drove extremists at the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ protest. American University professor Pamela Nadell, former homeland security analyst Daryl Johnson,racial justice activist Eric Ward, and…
Education Oct 09 How to talk to kids about race and racism As schools across the nation resumed in-person classes, teachers and students faced increased pressure from local school boards and organizations over how to teach and talk about race in the classroom. Dana Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist in New…
Nation Sep 19 U.S. authorities accelerate removal of Haitian asylum-seekers from Texas-Mexico border Thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have gathered under a bridge in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where officials have declared a local state of emergency. The crisis has spotlighted Biden's continued use of a Trump-era deportation policy,…
Nation Sep 11 A photographer’s view of 9/11 from across the river On the morning of September 11th, photojournalist Jennifer Brown raced down to the waterfront in her town of Jersey City, NJ. Directly across the river from the World Trade Center, Brown photographed the attacks for the former Star-Ledger, now NJ…
Nation Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation…
Nation Oct 24 Will a lack of door-knocking hurt Biden’s Wisconsin campaign? Wisconsin is a pivotal swing state for the presidential election and both campaigns are spending ample time on outreach there. While Trump surrogates like Vice President Mike Pence have been holding in-person events, Biden’s camp has been campaigning mostly virtually…