Aug 21 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 21, emergency workers go door-to-door searching for survivors of this week’s floods on the Gulf Coast, and the Justice Department decides not to renew its contracts with private prisons. Later, learn about the FDA… Continue watching
Aug 21 Bombing in Turkey leaves more than 50 people dead By Daniel Moritz-Rabson A suicide bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey near the Syrian border Saturday night, killing at least 51 people and wounding 69 others. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:30 How Florida is handling invasive lionfish By PBS News Hour Florida's southern coast is one of the most popular dive spots in the world, home to the only tropical coral reef in the continental U.S. But hundreds of fish species here are in danger from the worst-known case of an… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:30 Brazil's president to begin impeachment trial By PBS News Hour As the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro end, Brazilians will turn their attention to the start of an impeachment trial Thursday of the nation’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who stands accused of violating budget laws. Wall Street Journal reporter… Continue watching
Aug 21 Olympic highlights from Day 15: Soccer victory for Brazil, repeat for U.S. and Farah By Daniel Moritz-Rabson The win against Germany--the same country that dealt a crushing 7-1 defeat to the Brazilians on home soil during a 2014 World Cup semifinal--brought a measure of redemption for the host nation, and earned Brazil its first Olympic gold in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 1:38 Black-and-white portraits from apartheid-era South Africa By PBS News Hour South Africa’s apartheid era -- when segregation was legal and the white minority ruled -- is remembered as a time of rampant violence and divisiveness. But a photo exhibit this summer showcases the private lives that some South Africans carved… Continue watching
Aug 21 A photographer's diverse, complex portrait of apartheid-era South Africa By Kamala Kelkar Photographs by S.J. “Kitty” Moodley showcase the private lives that people carved out in apartheid-era South Africa. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 20 Why a 1995 speech proved formative for Clinton By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women stands out as a moment she began to truly forge an identity as a public figure on the world stage apart from her husband. Continue reading
Aug 20 Olympic highlights from Day 14: Usain Bolt completes 'triple-triple' By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Usain Bolt dashed to the finish of the 4x100 meter relay on Friday, out-striding his competition to complete his third Olympic sweep of the 100 and 200 meter springs and the 4x100 meter relay. Continue reading