Oct 03 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:14 Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal? By PBS News Hour In a surprise vote, the Colombian people narrowly rejected the peace deal with guerilla group FARC that would have ended Latin America’s longest running conflict. After the vote, Colombia’s president and the top FARC commander both appealed for calm and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 11:31 To drive ISIS from Mosul, a complicated coalition joins forces By PBS News Hour Two years ago, Islamic State troops stormed Mosul, Iraq. Today the city is the militant group’s last remaining urban base in the country, but Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S. and others, are preparing to drive them out. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Oct 03 Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebels in narrow vote By Kristen Doerer, Joshua Barajas In a surprise vote, Colombian voters rejected a monumental peace deal with the FARC rebels Sunday, with 50.2 percent voting against it. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 2, revelations about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax history show that a business loss of $916 million in 1995 may have allowed him to not pay federal income taxes for years. Later, a look… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 1, Russia warns the United States over Syria and the strongest hurricane in a decade is barreling through the Caribbean. Later, learn how members of Italy’s ‘art squad’ are attempting to save priceless artworks… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:51 Oxford study could point to new treatments for HIV By PBS News Hour This week, Oxford University researchers released a study that may impact treatments for HIV. The study looked at young children in South Africa with HIV and found that 10 percent of them never developed symptoms of AIDS. Philip Goulder, a… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 9:06 Saving treasured art after Italy's major earthquake By PBS News Hour In August, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook central Italy, killing almost 300 people, leaving thousands homeless, and causing an estimated $5 billion in property damage. Today, rescue efforts center on saving the area’s cultural artifacts. NewsHour Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports. Continue watching
Oct 01 Airstrikes target largest hospital in Aleppo, rebel-held territory in Syria By Michael D. Regan Airstrikes targeted hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo Saturday while government forces on the ground shelled rebel-held territory. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Understanding the rise of the Islamic State By PBS News Hour As a young man, Lawrence Wright first visited the Middle East when he taught English in Cairo. He has spent much of his life since reporting on the region -- documenting culture by sharing the stories of individuals. His new… Continue watching