Apr 08 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 8, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 8, dozens are dead and hundreds injured following a suspected poison gas attack in Syria, and President Trump appeals to his base with attacks on immigrants. Also, 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement… Continue watching
Apr 08 Still popular, Brazil's Lula starts serving jail sentence By Mauricio Savarese, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva woke up in jail Sunday, in a stunning fall from grace for a man who rose from nothing to lead Latin America's largest nation and later became engulfed in corruption allegations. Continue reading
Apr 05 Brazil's top court rules against da Silva on prison By Peter Prengaman, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's top court voted narrowly in the early hours Thursday to turn down an attempt by former President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, a decision that… Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump to 'pause' looming metal tariffs for some countries By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump is planning to impose tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Continue reading
Feb 11 The future of genetically modified mosquitoes could be in mini, moveable labs By Lev Facher, STAT Late last year Oxitec debuted its first “mobile production unit” — a miniature factory designed to help expand its reach. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 7:12 News Wrap: Trump asked Pena Nieto not to tell press Mexico wouldn't pay for border wall, transcript shows By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, The Washington Post published transcripts of conversations between President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Australia during his first days in office. Their contentious nature is at odds with the official White House… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:10 News Wrap: Cyberattack hits European companies, Ukraine power grid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Pentagon confirms March airstrike killed civilians in Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon has concluded that a U.S. airstrike that was originally intended to kill two Islamic State snipers led to the death of at least 105 civilians in Mosul, Iraq. Also, a federal appeals court… Continue watching
Mar 03 Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims By Nadia Sussman, STAT In a historic Brazilian city, burn patients look as if they’ve emerged from the waves. They are covered in fish skin — specifically strips of sterilized tilapia -- but why?… Continue reading
Feb 21 Photo: Inside a street festival during Brazil's Carnival By News Desk People take part in a Carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 21, 2017. The annual Carnival festival draws million of partygoers for two weeks of parades and street parties. Continue reading