Jan 03 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 3, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 3, large chunks of debris are discovered underwater as the search for AirAsia Flight 8501 continues. Later, as the GOP prepares to take power in both the House and Senate, new efforts to roll… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 3:48 Can US drones find the missing Nigerian schoolgirls? By PBS News Hour In the more than eight months since more than 200 schoolgirls were captured by Islamic militants in Nigeria, most are still missing, despite periodic reports about their imminent release. For the latest on the search and the increasing tensions between… Continue watching
Jan 03 Four large objects spotted on ocean floor in AirAsia jet search By Elisabeth Ponsot Sonar equipment used by search teams looking for the crash site of AirAsia Flight 8501 has detected four large objects on the ocean floor, Indonesian officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 3:18 Drama and debate expected to rule 2015 political scene By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 3:36 Who is responsible when a ship is abandoned at sea? By PBS News Hour A ship filled with refugees heading toward Italy was abandoned by its crew before making it to shore, the most recent case in an uptick in human smuggling. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about why human… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 2:02 Fleeing war and poverty, refugees heading toward Italy abandoned at sea By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Obama announces new sanctions on North Korea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama announces new sanctions on three North Korean organizations and 10 individuals in response to the country’s cyber attack on Sony Pictures. Also, more than a dozen airstrikes from the U.S. and coalition warplanes… Continue watching
Jan 02 Obama imposes new sanctions on North Korea in response to cyberattacks By Anna Sillers The White House announced on Friday additional sanctions on the North Korean government and more than a dozen individuals and entities. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Journalist given exclusive access shares stories of trapped Chilean miners By PBS News Hour The 2010 Chilean mine collapse attracted attention far beyond South America, but only one journalist was given exclusive rights to their story. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Hector Tobar, author of “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:14 In Soweto Gold beer, a taste of economic freedom By PBS News Hour Soweto, an enduring symbol of apartheid discrimination and impoverishment, is now home to the first microbrewery built in a black township. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal offers a look at South Africa's rising black middle class and what it means for… Continue watching