Dec 26 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Israel suspends ties with 12 countries that supported UN condemnation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, more fallout from Friday’s U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlement building. Israel confirmed it has suspended working ties with 12 nations that backed the resolution. Also, President-elect Trump tweeted his own criticism of the… Continue watching
Dec 26 Obama's final troop tribute as commander-in-chief: 'My gratitude to you will remain' By Josh Lederman, Associated Press There was a tinge of nostalgia as Obama visited U.S. troops on Christmas for the last time, and some solemnity, too. Continue reading
Dec 26 Russia mourns victims of Christmas Day airplane crash By News Desk People lay flowers and lit candles Monday in Russia, which held a national day of mourning, for the 92 passengers and crew of an airplane that crashed into the Black Sea on Christmas Day. Continue reading
Dec 25 British pop icon George Michael dies at 53 By Kamala Kelkar, Corinne Segal Singer George Michael, who rocketed to international stardom with a collection of iconic, infectious pop anthems, died Sunday at age 53. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 25:19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 25, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 25, preserving America’s first black filmmakers who were forced to work outside of white Hollywood. Later, adventurous eaters in Europe are calling crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers and other insects the newest “super food.” Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:11 Chefs in Europe experiment with insects By PBS News Hour In Europe, adventurous eaters are calling crickets, mealworms and grasshoppers a new “super food” due to their high levels of essential amino and fatty acids. Eating insects also has ecological benefits because they can be easier to farm than other… Continue watching
Dec 25 92 dead after Russian military plane headed to Syria crashes By Kamala Kelkar A Russian military aircraft headed for Syria crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday morning, killing all 92 people on board, including dozens of people from the Red Army Choir. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 24, ‘Othello: The Remix’ is bringing a classic Shakespeare tale to audiences through hip-hop. Later, a historic skate park in Portland is facing the pressures of gentrification. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Dec 24 Frustrated by bureaucracy, activists led grassroots effort to get drugs to curb HIV infections By Donato Paolo Mancini, STAT Truvada was first approved for preventive use in the United States in 2012, and has been shown to significantly reduce the chance of infection. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. would triumph in an arms race. Also: The FBI warns ISIS is urging holiday attacks, the U.S. abstains from a U.N. rebuke of Israel, more on Mr. Trump’s comments on… Continue watching