Nov 21 Pope Francis extends priests' ability to forgive abortion By News Desk After the Holy Year of Mercy ended last weekend, Pope Francis on Monday extended the ability of Roman Catholic priests to absolve those who have had an abortion, while reiterating that it is still a sin. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode, for Sunday, Nov. 20, President-elect Donald Trump continues to interview candidates for top jobs in his administration. Later, as the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Mosul continues, Iraqi Christians fight for their survival. Alison Stewart… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:03 Obama discusses Trump on last foreign trip By PBS News Hour U.S. President Barack Obama will complete the last scheduled foreign trip of his presidency today when he returns home from the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. Joining Alison Stewart to discuss is Gardiner Harris, White House correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 6:59 Survival and sadness in Iraq's Christian towns By PBS News Hour The majority of Iraq's Christians have fled the predominantly Muslim country as the Islamic State occupied their towns in and around Mosul. Christians have lived in the region since the start of Christianity itself, but today they number less than… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 8:51 Iraqis show 'strong spirit' in ISIS fight, ambassador says By PBS News Hour The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is Douglas Silliman, a career Foreign Service officer who has worked on and off in Iraq since 2011, previously served as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and held other posts in Turkey and Jordan. He joins… Continue watching
Nov 20 What does voter turnout tell us about the 2016 election? By Michael D. Regan Hillary Clinton trails President Obama's 2012 totals by more than 2 million votes, while President-elect Donald Trump is nearly even with the tallies of former GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Continue reading
Nov 20 More than 100 die in northern India train wreck By Kamala Kelkar Emergency responders continued to dig through the carnage of a train wreck in Northern India on Sunday that killed more than 100 people. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 19, we remember Gwen Ifill's remarkable career with excerpts of a few of her most memorable interviews. Also, learn how President-elect Donald’s Trump’s opposition to NAFTA could affect U.S. neighbors. Later, in the first… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 4:31 How Trump's opposition to NAFTA affects Canada By PBS News Hour During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump opposed NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which began in 1994 and opened up trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He stated that the treaty sent U.S. jobs out of the country,… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 7:55 Could the fight against ISIS give Kurds more autonomy? By PBS News Hour Kurdish fighters are on the front lines in the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, fighting alongside Iraqi forces. But will this fight bring the Kurds closer to independence, something they have sought in several countries for… Continue watching