Dec 21 Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home By Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said. Continue reading
Dec 21 French president says 33 jihadists killed in central Mali By Alexis Adele, Associated Press French forces have killed 33 Islamic extremists in central Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday. He made the announcement on the second day of his three-day trip to West Africa that has been dominated by the growing threat posed… Continue reading
Dec 21 US heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump signs $1.4 trillion in spending, avoids shutdown By Associated Press President Trump signed off Friday on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through Sept. 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. Continue reading
Dec 21 23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press Nine people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests against a new citizenship law to 23, police said. Continue reading
Dec 15 Democrats seek Bolton, Mulvaney for impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Senate Democrats are proposing a weekslong Senate impeachment trial seeking testimony from four new witnesses including John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney over President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine, according to a detailed outlined released Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:53 Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 8:42 Riace was once a beacon for immigrants, now it’s a ghost town By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone The southern Italian town of Riace was once a beacon for immigrants from around the world, but three years after NewsHour Weekend first reported on how it had welcomed immigrants, a political shift has turned it into a relative ghost… Continue watching
Dec 15 Washington bracing for impeachment as battle lines harden By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The Democratic-controlled House planned to vote Wednesday on two articles of impeachment against the Republican president, and the decision whether to make Trump the third U.S. president in history to be impeached was expected to play out along party lines. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:03 Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds By PBS NewsHour Over the last 15 years, local newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in advertising revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a new study… Continue watching