• News Wrap: Firefighters race to protect neighborhoods from massive Thomas fire

    News Wrap: Firefighters race to protect neighborhoods from massive Thomas fire

    Dec 12, 2017 11:45 PM EDT

    ... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news, thousands of firefighters in Southern California are racing against the clock to prevent a massive wildfire from spreading into nearby neighborhoods. The Thomas Fire has burned more than 234,000 acres in just over a week. But it's still only ...

  • 5 important stories that deserve a second look

    5 important stories that deserve a second look

    Aug 24, 2017 09:09 PM EDT

    ... Nearly 20 others were reportedly hospitalized. Jason Buch of San Antonio Express-News told the NewsHour at the time that the Border Patrol in Laredo, Texas, have reported an uptick in recent months of people using tractor-trailers to get pass a border checkpoint and reach U.S. cities further ...

  • 5 overlooked stories that are (almost) entirely politics-free

    5 overlooked stories that are (almost) entirely politics-free

    Mar 28, 2017 02:46 AM EDT

    ... week's news cycle. 1. After devastating wildfires in the Midwest, ranchers say they see a lackluster response from the Trump administration Earlier this month, wildfires across four states -- Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas -- claimed seven lives, killed families' cattle herds and burned through hundreds of thousands of acres of ...

  • News Wrap: Flood-ravaged West Virginia braces for more rain

    News Wrap: Flood-ravaged West Virginia braces for more rain

    Jun 27, 2016 11:26 PM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: Good evening. I'm Gwen Ifill. Judy Woodruff is away. On the "NewsHour" tonight: a major decision at the Supreme Court. Justices reject abortion restrictions in Texas, the biggest win for abortion rights advocates in 25 years. Also ahead this Monday: HARI SREENIVASAN: I'm Hari Sreenivasan ...

  • News Wrap: Trump University used high-pressure tactics, court documents say

    News Wrap: Trump University used high-pressure tactics, court documents say

    Jun 02, 2016 12:15 AM EDT

    ... material was released by mistake, and must be resealed until sections can be blacked out. Flooding fueled by heavy rain swept across more of the Texas countryside today. Several rivers surged over their banks, and evacuation orders went out to a series of towns. Houston's southwestern suburbs braced for ...

  • If you get chikungunya this summer, maybe blame El Niño

    If you get chikungunya this summer, maybe blame El Niño

    Jan 06, 2016 06:58 PM EDT

    El Niño has a history of favoring tropical disease in the U.S. With chikungunya and Zika virus knocking on the door, scientists describe what might be in store for the U.S. next year.

  • News Wrap: Hundreds injured in deadly China explosions

    News Wrap: Hundreds injured in deadly China explosions

    Aug 12, 2015 11:57 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, a blast at a Chinese warehouse for hazardous materials lot off a much larger explosion, sending a gigantic fireball into the air. At least 13 were killed and up to 400 injured. Also, former President Jimmy Carter, 90, announced that he has cancer.

  • While Congress lags, what happens next for people caught entering the U.S. illegally?
  • Congress at odds over $225 million aid package for Israel

    Congress at odds over $225 million aid package for Israel

    Jul 29, 2014 02:41 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess. But the House and Senate are at odds over process.

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    Kidnapping Can Be a Family Affair in Mexico's Drug War

    May 14, 2012 10:25 PM EDT

    Since 2006, an estimated 50,000 people have died in drug- and gang-related violence in Mexico -- 49 of whom were found this weekend without heads, hands or feet outside Monterrey. Ray Suarez discusses the latest brutality with Alejandro Junco, owner of Grupo Reforma, one of the largest print media operations in Latin America.