Mar 09 As blackout eases, Venezuela braces for rival rallies By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition protesters on Saturday confronted security forces on a main avenue in Caracas, venting their anger over a nationwide blackout, shortages of basic necessities and the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 22:26 March 3, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, March 3, the U.S. and South Korea announce they will scale back joint “war game” exercises, a centuries-long dispute continues between Greece and Britain over the rightful place of the Parthenon marbles, California’s dying Salton… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:36 Why America’s policies toward mothers need to be fixed By Megan Thompson When she went back to work one day after having her second child, author Amy Westervelt realized America’s policies towards mothers need to be fixed. In "Forget Having It All: How America Messed Up Motherhood - and How to Fix… Continue watching
Mar 03 AP fact check: Trump twists Cohen’s words on collusion By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Assailed by his ex-lawyer at every turn, President Donald Trump nevertheless claimed a measure of vindication from Michael Cohen’s statement that he possessed no direct evidence of collusion with Russia from his time serving the boss. But contrary… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:35 Greece seeks to bring back ancient sculptures from the UK By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli When the Parthenon in Athens fell into ruins in the 1800s about half the marble sculptures there were removed and sent to the British Museum.Greece wants the marble sculptures returned but so far, Britain has refused. In a story we… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:28 Artists fill the void left by California’s dying Salton Sea By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman California’s Salton Sea, the state’s largest inland body of water, formed when a dam broke and it stayed alive with agricultural water runoff. Today, it’s water supply has dried up, and the sea is dying. But, as NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher… Continue watching
Mar 03 Senate may reject Trump’s national emergency declaration to build border wall, force veto By Associated Press Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White… Continue reading
Mar 03 3 of U.S.’s biggest religious denominations in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy By David Crary, Associated Press It has been a wrenching season for three of America’s largest religious denominations, as sex-abuse scandals and a schism over LGBT inclusion fuel anguish and anger within the Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and United Methodist churches. Continue reading
Mar 03 Algeria’s president runs for 5th term, promises key changes By Oamar Ouali, Associated Press Algeria’s ailing president said Sunday that if he wins a fifth term in April, he would promote political changes that his critics have demanded and call an early presidential election in which he would not run. Continue reading
Mar 03 House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe By Hope Yen, Associated Press Declaring it’s “very clear” President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents Monday from more than 60 people from Trump’s administration, family and business as part of… Continue reading