• Critics reveal their picks for the best and most important books of 2024

    Critics reveal their picks for the best and most important books of 2024

    Dec 30, 2024 11:20 PM EDT

    ... with two of our regular literary critics, Maureen Corrigan and Gilbert Cruz, to highlight their favorites. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. ... Nick Schifrin: And finally tonight, 'tis the season for year-end lists. And our Jeffrey Brown sat down with two of our regular literary critics ...

  • Why Northern Israel residents are hesitant about returning home after 14 months of war

    Why Northern Israel residents are hesitant about returning home after 14 months of war

    Dec 25, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... share a room, even the same bed, after being forced to evacuate Kiryat Shmona, Israel's largest town in the north. The News Hour's Nick Schifrin met Nofar in Tel Aviv in October. Nofar Raz, Kiryat Shmona Resident (through interpreter): We felt like we were being kicked out of ...

  • How life in the West Bank has become brutal and unpredictable after Oct. 7

    How life in the West Bank has become brutal and unpredictable after Oct. 7

    Dec 20, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... this adds up to tensions remaining high. Brig. Gen. Assaf Orion:  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not on a reconciliation path. There's not a political process in sight.Nick Schifrin:  And so the cycles of violence will continue. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin in Jenin.

  • Syria's new leaders promise unity while also holding Assad facilitators accountable

    Syria's new leaders promise unity while also holding Assad facilitators accountable

    Dec 11, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... to the unease of many Syrian minorities, including U.S. partners in the fight against ISIS, who today had to give up hard-won territory. Nick Schifrin begins our coverage. Nick Schifrin: In fractious Syria today, every faction is trying to seize as much power as possible. Today, residents of ...

  • Syria seeks to build functioning government after fall of autocratic Assad dynasty

    Syria seeks to build functioning government after fall of autocratic Assad dynasty

    Dec 09, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    ... regime. This created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East of all those who want to be freed from this regime of oppression and tyranny. Nick Schifrin: Oppression was an Assad family affair. Hafez al-Assad Assad and his son Bashar ruled the country for 52 years. He and his ...

  • Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims

    Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims

    Dec 06, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... uncertainties, traditional identities. So there is a lot of fear that the Russian narratives are exploiting. Nick Schifrin: Today's court decision cannot be appealed. But it hasn't blocked the appeal of Georgescu TikTok videos that continue to gain views.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Family of Palestinian chef killed in Israeli drone strike says he was targeted

    Family of Palestinian chef killed in Israeli drone strike says he was targeted

    Dec 05, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... a 50-pound bag of flour, will bring about $1,000. That's a lot. And you could buy the same bag here for $15. Nick Schifrin: And the problem with the black market, Israeli and U.S. officials admit, is that criminality has skyrocketed, especially where you just mentioned ...

  • Chinese hackers have infiltrated at least 8 U.S. telecom companies, White House says

    Chinese hackers have infiltrated at least 8 U.S. telecom companies, White House says

    Dec 04, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... leaked online. As for solutions, Neuberger said today the only solution was to require companies to meet minimum cybersecurity guidelines. Right now, those guidelines are optional for these companies to meet. Geoff Bennett: All right, Nick Schifrin, thank you for this reporting. Appreciate it. Nick Schifrin: Thank you. Thank you.

  • South Korea's president throws nation into political chaos with martial law attempt

    South Korea's president throws nation into political chaos with martial law attempt

    Dec 03, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: And so this is guessing perhaps, but how would they work with the Trump administration? Frank Jannuzi: I would expect that the main issues will still be tensions over things like host nation support for U.S. alliance forces on the peninsula, as well as... (Crosstalk) Nick Schifrin ...

  • What's next for the Middle East as Syria's civil war is suddenly reignited

    What's next for the Middle East as Syria's civil war is suddenly reignited

    Dec 02, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... they continue to try to push too deep or further deeply into Syria, they risk overstretching themselves and making themselves very vulnerable to a counterattack. Nick Schifrin: The U.S. has more than 800 soldiers in Northeast Syria aligned with Kurdish forces known as the SDF. And, in fact, we ...