Dec 04 Watch 22:25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday. Dec. 4, people mourn the death of Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro in the city of Santiago at his funeral. Later, a new documentary recounts how Rwanda was the first country to prosecute mass rape… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 2:37 Emergency responders in Oakland brace for more casualties By PBS News Hour In Oakland, firefighters and police on Sunday had only gone through less than half the remains of a warehouse that burned down during a party earlier this weekend, and the number of dead continued to rise. Alison Stewart has more. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:01 Fidel Castro interred in Cuban ceremony By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Fidel Castro was laid to rest on Sunday during a private ceremony that capped nine days of mourning in Cuba. Castro ruled the island nation for 49 years before he stepped down in 2008. His remains were carried in a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Ignored building codes at center of Oakland warehouse fire talks By PBS News Hour Emergency responders on Sunday were still searching through the carcass of a burnt-out warehouse in Oakland for bodies after it caught fire during a party over the weekend and killed at least 33 people. KQED reporter Devin Katayama joins Alison… Continue watching
Dec 04 Army temporarily halts Dakota Access pipeline project By Michael D. Regan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday they would not grant easement for the pipeline construction under Lake Oahe. Continue reading
Dec 04 Stopping police violence starts long before the courtroom By Rebecca Oh Legal experts say that reforming police policy and training are much more effective than prosecutions in reducing instances of police uses of force. Continue reading
Dec 04 New Mexico budget crisis rears its head in courts, colleges By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms, at museums and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts. Continue reading
Dec 04 Birth control emerges as rallying cry against Trump's pick for health secretary By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Reproductive rights activists opposed to Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary have hit upon a potent rallying cry: the cost of birth control. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump faces pushback from base, allies over Romney musings By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The possible selection of Romney as Secretary of State has been met with trepidation from some voters. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump threatens payback for U.S. companies that move abroad By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is threatening retribution for U.S. companies that move their business operations overseas and still try to sell their product to Americans. Continue reading