Mar 01 Watch 22:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 1, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 1, Congress gears up to continue the debate over funding homeland security. Later, how the arrest of three men in New York and Florida this week reveals the difficulties of fighting ISIS at home. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 4:12 How the U.S. tracks Islamic State threats at home By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 01 Kerry to Netanyahu: Give U.S. ‘benefit of the doubt’ on Iran nuclear talks By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration's diplomatic record with Iran entitles the U.S. to "the benefit of the doubt" as negotiators… Continue reading
Mar 01 ‘I am not afraid’: Mass rally held in Moscow to remember Nemtsov By Elisabeth Ponsot Tens of thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Boris Nemtsov, the opposition politician who was gunned down near the Kremlin shortly before midnight on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 22:40 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 28, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, a deadline vote keeps Homeland Security funded for one more week. Later, a reporter in Moscow reveals the latest following the assassination of a leading Russian opposition leader. And, in our signature… Continue watching
Feb 28 Stolen Picasso painting recovered by New Jersey officials By Carey Reed Authorities alleged the person who sent the package falsely completed the customs declaration, labeling the item a holiday "art craft" worth 30 euros and including a cheeky message: "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas). Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 3:18 What does the death of Russian opposition leader Nemtsov mean for the West? By PBS News Hour Former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition leader, was shot dead in Moscow on Friday. For more about the implications of his death, New York Times reporter Andrew Kramer joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Moscow. Continue watching
Feb 28 Census shows China’s wild giant panda population growing By Carey Reed A recent survey in China showed that the number of wild pandas in the country has been steadily increasing over the last decade, authorities said during a press conference on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 28 US leaders condemn killing of Russian opposition figure By Associated Press President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday condemned the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Continue reading
Feb 28 Diplomats report progress in US-Cuba relations By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The United States and Cuba claimed progress Friday toward ending a half-century diplomatic freeze, suggesting they could clear some of the biggest obstacles to their new relationship within weeks. Continue reading