PBS NewsHour Weekend

Lindsey Graham wants Caitlyn Jenner’s vote

By Associated Press

Republican presidential contender Lindsey Graham says his party has room for transgendered people like Caitlyn Jenner.

Convicted murderers use power tools to escape New York prison

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

Law enforcement agencies were busy Sunday searching for two convicted murders who used power tools to make an ingenious escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York the day before.

Update: Rower hoping to become first woman to cross Pacific is rescued

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Sonya Baumstein had departed Choshi, Japan, to attempt a feat no other woman has ever accomplished: to row a boat solo across the Pacific Ocean.

European ships rescue 3,500 migrants in Mediterranean, send to Sicily

By Cathy Zhao

In the Mediterranean, a vast joint effort from several countries continues to locate and rescue migrants stranded at sea. British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships rescued 3,500 migrants on Saturday.

Southern opposition forces in Yemen battle Houthis

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

A group of local militias calling themselves the Southern Popular Resistance has been fighting to expel Houthi fighters from the southern regions of Yemen.

Photos: American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

American Pharoah and jockey Victor Espinoza performed one of the sports world's rarest feats Saturday, winning the Belmont Stakes, the third and final race needed to clinch the elusive title of Triple Crown champion…

Obama, Merkel celebrate U.S.-Germany friendship at G7 summit

By Nedra Pickler and Julie Pace, Associated Press

Feasting on Bavarian beer and sausages, President Barack Obama on Sunday celebrated decades of U.S. friendship with Germany despite recent challenges and said the country "is proof that conflicts can end and great progress is possible."…

New surveillance law makes nuclear treaties possible, senior advisers say

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

Tucked into the surveillance bill that became law was a little-noticed section that will let the United States complete ratification of two long-stalled treaties aimed at stopping a frightening scenario: terrorists wielding radioactive bombs.

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 6, 2015

By PBS News Hour

On this edition for Saturday, June 6, 2015, are Chinese hackers accessing U.S. databases to recruit spies? After more violence, new promises to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. And in our signature segment, some drug companies may be paying to…

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Men who planned attack against Malala go free in Pakistan

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Pakistani police announced on Friday that despite reportedly admitting to their crime, eight out of the 10 men that were charged with planning the attempted murder of Malala Yousafzai were released from jail.