May 12 Watch 4:36 Three months before Olympics, Brazil impeaches its president By PBS News Hour Months of political turmoil in Brazil reached a divisive climax Thursday, as the Senate voted 55-22 to impeach and suspend President Dilma Rousseff on charges of illegally manipulating finances to hide a government deficit. As the country prepares to host… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 5:33 Russian official levels new charges in 2014 Winter Olympics doping scheme By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch 53:36 PBS NewsHour full episode May 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump meets with Paul Ryan, but fails to secure an endorsement. Also: Brazil votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, new details emerge in the 2014 Winter Olympics doping scheme, Puerto Rico stares down the Zika… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 7:46 Its economy in shambles, Puerto Rico also stares down the Zika virus By PBS News Hour As if a crumbling economy and crippling debt weren’t enough to handle, Puerto Rico is also in the throes of a new looming crisis: the mosquito-borne Zika virus is gaining ground. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control predicts an astounding… Continue watching
May 12 Pope Francis considers ordaining women as deacons By Dominique Bonessi Pope Francis opened a study into whether women can be deacons after being pressed by a global contingent of catholic women leaders. Continue reading
May 12 In elaborate ploy, Russia doped its Olympic athletes, report says By News Desk Dozens of Russian athletes were part of a state-run, performance-enhancing drug ring, according to The New York Times. Continue reading
May 12 Brazil Senate's vote suspends President Dilma Rousseff By News Desk Brazilian lawmakers must now conduct a trial and then again cast a vote that could permanently remove the country's first female president from office. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: ISIS car bombs rock Baghdad, killing at least 93 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Baghdad was rocked by the deadliest terror attack this year, as three car bombings killed at least 93 people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. Also, the accused Colorado Planned Parent gunman is declared unfit for… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 4:37 The Taliban resurge in Afghanistan — and ISIS also moves in By PBS News Hour Fifteen years since the start of the American intervention in Afghanistan, Islamic extremism is resurging in the region. The Taliban are slowly regaining ground, especially in the valuable poppy fields of the south, and now ISIS is making its presence… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 53:36 PBS NewsHour full episode May 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the GOP shows tentative signs of unity ahead of Donald Trump’s sitdown with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Also: Islamic extremism resurges in Afghanistan, a new form of transportation may be more than a pipe dream, transgender… Continue watching