Sep 04 Watch 3:49 Commercial airlines begin flights to Cuba By PBS News Hour This week, for the first time in 55 years, a commercial passenger jet flew from the U.S. to Cuba, and eight airlines are approved to run flights between the two countries. The breakthrough is part of President Barack Obama’s effort… Continue watching
Sep 04 8 things you didn’t know about bees By Kamala Kelkar Beekeepers all over the world in the last ten years have reported significant colony losses that may be caused by interconnected effects of pesticides, parasites, landscape changes and a warmer climate. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 22:26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 3, Turkey sends tanks into Syria as the country attempts to clear Islamic State fighters from the border and the United States and China formally ratified a climate-change agreement. Later, learn how a five-year… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 8:21 Turkey moves tanks into Syria in fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour Turkey deployed tanks inside Syria on Saturday to target positions held by Islamic State militants. The new operation marks an attempt to secure Turkey's border and push back against Kurdish militias. Turkey's deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus, joins Hari Sreenivasan. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:48 Could California’s drought make residents sick? By PBS News Hour As California's five-year drought continues, the community of East Porterville has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, nearly 500 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and washing food. Continue watching
Sep 03 In new operation, Turkish tanks enter northern Syria By Michael D. Regan Turkish tanks entered northern Syria on Saturday for the second time in 10 days. Continue reading
Sep 03 Light show turns primeval Kyoto forest, shrine into a kaleidoscope By Corinne Segal For a few brief days this summer, a sacred shrine and forest in Kyoto, Japan, became a technicolor dreamscape. Continue reading
Sep 03 Oklahoma rocked by one of its biggest earthquakes in history By Kamala Kelkar What is believed to be one of the biggest earthquakes in the state’s history struck northern Oklahoma on Saturday morning. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 22:24 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, August 28, the U.S. reaches its target of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees. Later, human rights groups are condemning Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for a wave of extrajudicial killings since Duterte was elected into office two… Continue watching
Aug 28 Gender inequality is a $95 billion issue in sub-Saharan Africa By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Gender inequality costs sub-Saharan Africa an average of $95 billion each year according to an annual United Nations Development Programme report published Sunday. Continue reading