Sep 16 Watch 9:36 ISIS returns to Iraq, and a town confronts a new wave of terror By Simona Foltyn In October 2017, Iraqi forces captured the town of Hawija from the Islamic State, taking back one of the militant group’s last remaining strongholds. But now, ISIS has regrouped in the area and continues to terrorize residents. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 3:30 Christine Blasey Ford details allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in first on-the-record interview to The Washington Post By PBS News Hour Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University in California, told The Washington Post in a report published online Sunday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Ford said that at a gathering… Continue watching
Sep 16 Myanmar protesters call for release of two jailed journalists By Michael D. Regan Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were each sentenced to 7 years in prison in Myanmar earlier this month, verdicts that received immediate condemnation from the international community. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 25:03 September 15, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, September 15, dangerous flooding and record rains pummel the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Florence slows, and the cost of subsidizing home insurance along the flood-prone coast. Also, a startup will try using blockchain technology to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:26 Florence evacuation orders continue as the Carolinas face flooding By PBS News Hour At least five people have died and millions are without power as Tropical Storm Florence continues to cause destruction in the Carolinas. Winds have slowed but the storm is forecast to move east, making inland flooding one big worry for… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:12 Can blockchain help fill journalism’s funding gaps? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The New York-based startup Civil launched last year with the goal of using blockchain -- the same technology that powers the cryptocurrency Bitcoin -- to help to build a network of independent news organizations with a sustainable business model. Civil… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:58 Are insurers prepared to cover damage from Florence? By PBS News Hour Even as development continues near the coasts, some national home insurance companies are pulling away from those areas, leaving home and business owners to rely on government-subsidized flood insurance. But the potential damage from Tropical Storm Florence may require additional… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 25:05 September 9, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, September 9, the Trump administration takes aim at authors and anonymous sources, and our first in a series of reports on the resurgence of ISIS. Also, Naomi Osaka's history-making victory was overshadowed by controversy around… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 10:49 Political instability facilitates resurgence of Islamic State in Iraq By Simona Foltyn Last October, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that the Islamic State had been defeated but last month, the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced that they were back and using new tactics. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simona Foltyn reports… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 3:52 Controversy brews around the White House as senators question Kavanaugh By PBS News Hour Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, which touched on the Mueller probe and Roe v. Wade, was overshadowed by the controversy around possible dissent within the White House on a week when The New York Times published an unsigned… Continue watching