Nov 01 Watch 25:06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 1, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, November 1, investigators search for answers on what brought down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt, Turkey's ruling party faces critical elections, and in our signature segment, we explore the situation in Greece, a main… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 4:30 How was Turkey’s ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections? By PBS News Hour Turkey's President Erdogan and his AK Party appear to have gotten the majority they needed to regain control of parliament. NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Turkey with more on Sunday's elections. Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 6:24 Cash-strapped Greece struggles against overwhelming tide of refugees By PBS News Hour As the E.U. debates what to do with a steady flow of migrants and war refugees, Greece remains Ground Zero for refugee arrivals, and fears are growing that resistance to migrants in central and northern Europe will lead to refugees… Continue watching
Oct 31 27 dead, dozens injured after fire blazes through Romanian nightclub By Carey Reed A fire in an underground nightclub in Romania Friday night claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and injured another 184 others. Continue reading
Oct 31 U.S. troops in Syria will only fight Islamic State, Kerry says By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the long-running civil war. Continue reading
Oct 25 In Iowa, Sanders seeks to distance himself further from Clinton By Ken Thomas, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Bernie Sanders sharpened the contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton on a bevy of liberal causes on Saturday, casting himself as a principled progressive before thousands of Iowa Democrats in an appearance that could set the tone for the leadoff presidential… Continue reading
Oct 24 As House Speaker, Paul Ryan will have his work cut out for him By Erica Werner, Associated Press The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated to the top job this coming week. Continue reading
Oct 18 Unrest and uncertainty for House GOP headed back to the Hill By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a nearly unprecedented leadership crisis, looming budget deadlines and a deeply uncertain future. Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump’s campaign powered in part by small-dollar donors By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump likes to boast about his enormous wealth and how he doesn't need anyone else's money to pay for his presidential campaign. That hasn't stopped tens of thousands of people from chipping in with checks as small as $10… Continue reading
Oct 17 Democratic hopefuls offer relatively unified front on major issues By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The five Democrats on the debate stage last week in Las Vegas offered a relatively - and surprisingly - unified front on the issues at the forefront of the campaign. Continue reading