Aug 28 Watch 3:49 Philippines human rights groups condemn extrajudicial killings By PBS News Hour In the two months since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines with a promise to crack down on illegal drugs, police said they have gunned down more than 700 suspected dealers and users who resisted arrest. For more… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 6:56 How should media decide whether to publish controversial images? By PBS News Hour When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in 2005, protesters set fire to Danish embassies. Flemming Rose, the paper’s culture editor at the time, was the target of an assassination plot. More than 10 years later,… Continue watching
Aug 28 How big is the world’s largest marine preserve? By Corinne Segal The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is set to become the largest ecological preserve in the world. Continue reading
Aug 28 ‘It makes me frustrated and sad’ — stories from men who cannot donate blood By Corinne Segal In July, the public received the chance to weigh in on a long-debated topic: a policy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that bans blood donations from men who have had sex with men in the past… Continue reading
Aug 28 Why is Oklahoma seeing fewer earthquakes? Scientists point to new oil & gas rules By Michael D. Regan Oklahoma state regulators have taken a hard look at the practice of disposing of wastewater underground, and how it affects earthquakes. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 22:26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, Italy held a national day of mourning as rescuers searched for survivors of this week’s devastating earthquake and President Obama issues an order creating the largest marine preserve in the world. Later,… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 3:33 Italy marks national day of mourning after quake By PBS News Hour As Italy held a national day of mourning, rescue workers spent a fourth day searching for survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 291 since it struck on Wednesday. For the latest, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 4:46 Obama to make marine preserve largest in the world By PBS News Hour An executive order issued Friday by President Barack Obama will make the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument the largest ecological preserve in the world, at more than 580,000 square miles. Matt Rand, director of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Global Ocean Legacy… Continue watching
Aug 27 The oldest hat factory in the U.S. tells a larger story about manufacturing By Connie Kargbo, Christopher Booker, Corinne Segal In the heart of Amish country, hat makers are maintaining a century-old business. Continue reading
Aug 27 Turkey opens third Bosphorus bridge By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Turkey has opened its third bridge over the Bosphorus, which connects Istanbul's Asian and European sides. Continue reading