• Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops

    Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops

    Oct 19, 2025 03:50 PM EST

    Hamas in the past week has handed over the remains of 12 hostages. Hamas' armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said that it had found the body of a hostage and would return it on Sunday “if circumstances in the field” allowed. It warned that any escalation by Israel would hamper ...

  • WATCH: Trump and Ukraine's Zelenskyy meet at the White House to discuss end of Russian invasion

    WATCH: Trump and Ukraine's Zelenskyy meet at the White House to discuss end of Russian invasion

    Oct 17, 2025 05:38 PM EST

    ... Putin held a lengthy phone call to discuss the conflict. WATCH: ‘Great progress’ was made during Trump and Putin’s phone call, Leavitt says Zelenskyy congratulated Trump over landing last week’s ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and said Trump now has “momentum” to stop the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

  • WATCH: Ukraine's Zelenskyy holds news briefing after meeting with Trump to end war with Russia

    WATCH: Ukraine's Zelenskyy holds news briefing after meeting with Trump to end war with Russia

    Oct 17, 2025 05:22 PM EST

    ... held a lengthy phone call to discuss the conflict. At the start of the talks, Zelenskyy congratulated Trump over landing last week’s ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and said Trump now has “momentum” to stop the Russia-Ukraine conflict. WATCH: Trump and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meet at the ...

  • How Trump's approval shifted after the ceasefire in Gaza, according to a new AP-NORC poll

    How Trump's approval shifted after the ceasefire in Gaza, according to a new AP-NORC poll

    Oct 17, 2025 02:10 PM EST

    ... positively on this issue. Jack Bornstein, of Alpharetta, Georgia, a 61-year-old independent who typically votes for Democrats, said he was pleased the Israeli hostages were released as part of the deal Trump helped negotiate. "I give him credit for that. That's probably the only thing I can ...

  • How Israelis are working to process the collective trauma of the Oct. 7 attacks

    How Israelis are working to process the collective trauma of the Oct. 7 attacks

    Oct 16, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... body for burial, but Yocheved is struggling to come to terms with his loss. Rita hopes now that the rest of Nir Oz's living hostages have come home, Yocheved's constant nightmares will end. Rita Lifschitz: She can heal, start to heal now because all the live ones are ...

  • Democratic and GOP strategists on the political fallout of the government shutdown

    Democratic and GOP strategists on the political fallout of the government shutdown

    Oct 15, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... place, by the way, more than we typically see him -- his message is a very simple and defensible one. Let's not hold the government hostage. We have already passed this. Let's just move forward. We shouldn't do anything other than doing what we have already done. And ...

  • Israel frees some Gaza workers detained during hospital raids, but prominent chief remains imprisoned

    Israel frees some Gaza workers detained during hospital raids, but prominent chief remains imprisoned

    Oct 15, 2025 05:56 PM EST

    ... bombardment. Despite widespread calls for his release, Abu Safiya was not among the hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners freed Monday in exchange for 20 hostages held by Hamas. Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been imprisoned without charge by Israel for nearly 10 months ...

  • October 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    October 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Oct 15, 2025 12:09 AM EST

    Tuesday on the News Hour, the joy from freed Israeli hostages is tempered by the long physical and mental recovery that lies ahead, and the memories of those who did not survive. Major news outlets refuse to sign new restrictive Pentagon rules ordered by the defense secretary. Plus, how the ...

  • Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over ICE raids

    Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over ICE raids

    Oct 14, 2025 05:58 PM EST

    ... other services. Funds for rent would be available to people who apply via an online portal that would be launched within two months, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath's office said. The motion could also be a first step toward an eviction moratorium, but that would require a separate action by the ...

  • October 13, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    October 13, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Oct 13, 2025 11:28 PM EST

    Monday on the News Hour, Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees are released after two long years of war. The Trump administration's latest round of mass firings further hollows out the Department of Education. Plus, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents, adjusts to life outside prison ...