Dec 31 Watch 1:12 News Wrap: Russian missiles destroy homes and cars in Kyiv In our news wrap Saturday, a fresh wave of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen, and an Arizona state appeals court ruled that doctors cannot be prosecuted… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 13:52 The highs and lows that defined the news of 2022 By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Sarah Clune Hartman, Claire Mufson As we wrap up 2022, we take a look back at some of the biggest moments that shaped the past year, and how the PBS NewsHour covered them. Continue watching
Dec 31 Rising wages, falling taxes: New state laws taking effect in 2023 By David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people's finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties. Continue reading
Dec 31 Suspect in Idaho university killings plans to waive extradition hearing By Rebecca Boone, Marc Levy, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges, his defense attorney said Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 31 New Year's Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states By Mark Pratt, Associated Press A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago. Continue reading
Dec 31 Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95 By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Barbara Walters, trailblazing television journalist, dies at 93 By Frazier Moore, Associated Press Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. Continue reading
Dec 30 Influential people we said goodbye to in 2022 Queen Elizabeth II who modernized the British monarchy, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who introduced glasnost and actor Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, are among some of the notables who died this year. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Police charge man in killing of four University of Idaho students In our news wrap Friday, a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was arrested in Pennsylvania on four counts of first-degree murder, Southwest Airlines is back to a relatively normal flight schedule after days of widespread cancellations… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 7:10 What did we learn from Trump's tax returns? By Lisa Desjardins Following a long legal battle and public debate, House Democrats released six years of former President Trump’s tax returns. Thousands of pages show his personal and business taxes from the years he ran for and served as president. Russ Buettner… Continue watching