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May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

Thursday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial. The top humanitarian official for the United Nations looks at current crises and his career helping manage global calamities. Plus, a three-year-old with a rare medical disorder stuck in Gaza and the American families working to evacuate her for treatment.

Episodes

  • May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E138 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial. The top humanitarian official for the United Nations looks at current crises and his career helping manage global calamities. Plus, a three-year-old with a rare medical disorder stuck in Gaza and the American families working to evacuate her for treatment.

  • May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E134 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why millions of Americans are using apps to get paid between paychecks. Then, a new film documents the toll Russia’s invasion has taken on animals in Ukraine. Plus, what motherhood means to people with children, without children and those somewhere in between.

  • May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E133 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, an epidemiologist shares the latest updates about new COVID variants and a bird flu outbreak among cows. Then, why being around younger people is helping some older Americans stay healthier and happier. Plus, the hidden history of a photographer who captured the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans.

  • May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E131 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel bombards Rafah as its leaders respond with defiance to President Biden freezing some weapons deliveries. Stormy Daniels clashes with Donald Trump's legal team as she takes the stand for a second day in the former president's hush money trial. Plus, a look at a battery-powered aircraft that could lead the transition away from fossil-fueled flight.

  • May 5, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 5, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E127 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we look at how students and administrators at some colleges are diffusing tensions over pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Then, a quickly changing civil war is putting Myanmar on the brink of becoming a failed state. Plus, a new book tells the stories of some of the millions of Americans who have struggled with mental health issues.

Extras and Features

  • Author Paul Lynch on his prize-winning dystopian novel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Author Paul Lynch on his prize-winning dystopian novel

    S2024 E67 - 6m 55s

    The novel, “Prophet Song,” is a story mirroring today's headlines, with a country dissolving into political chaos, descending into violence, and one woman watching her family fall apart. Jeffrey Brown talks with Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

  • Nikki Haley ends campaign, setting up Biden-Trump rematch: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nikki Haley ends campaign, setting up Biden-Trump rematch

    S2024 E67 - 6m 1s

    Nikki Haley's bid for the White House is over after the former South Carolina governor suspended her campaign Wednesday, setting up a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Republican strategist Kevin Madden, who worked on Mitt Romney’s presidential bids, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss what comes next in the race for the White House.

  • California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race

    S2024 E66 - 6m 32s

    One of the most-watched non-presidential races on Super Tuesday was in California, where voters in the most populated state are deciding who should fill a U.S. Senate seat. The primary will determine whether the race is just beginning or essentially over. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths

    S2024 E66 - 5m 51s

    Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, and it is also one of the deadliest, with more and more people losing their lives to alcohol-related causes over the last two decades. A new report reveals how the problem has become more acute in recent years. Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, joins William Brangham to discuss.

  • Family members of hostages give opposing views on Gaza war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Family members of hostages give opposing views on Gaza war

    S2024 E66 - 9m 55s

    Negotiators met in Cairo for a second day on Tuesday to try and secure a deal between Israel and Hamas that would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The U.S. had hoped to secure a deal before the start of Ramadan next week, but so far there’s been no breakthrough. Nick Schifrin looks at the status of those talks and speaks with family members of two hostages.

  • Austin theater company preserves Latin American culture: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Austin theater company preserves Latin American culture

    S2024 E66 - 2m 55s

    The Austin, Texas theater company, Proyecto Teatro, aims to promote and preserve Latin American culture. Its latest project is helping redefine Latin American history. Journey Love Taylor of our Student Reporting Labs Academy shares the story as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

  • How Super Tuesday may impact the 2024 presidential race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Super Tuesday may impact the 2024 presidential race

    S2024 E66 - 8m 42s

    Super Tuesday is the biggest night of the primary election season, as voters in 16 states across the U.S. make their picks for the Democratic and Republican nominee for president. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden and Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss.

  • ‘Burn Book' explores a life covering the tech industry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ‘Burn Book' explores a life covering the tech industry

    S2024 E66 - 6m 58s

    Few journalists have been covering Silicon Valley as long as Kara Swisher, and even fewer are as respected, liked and feared by the tech industry and its most iconic leaders. For the first time, Swisher is opening up about her own life in her latest book entitled “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story." She joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

  • Israelis living near Gaza return for 1st time since Oct. 7: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israelis living near Gaza return for 1st time since Oct. 7

    S2024 E65 - 6m 53s

    In Israeli cities near the Gaza border, schools are reopening for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack. Hamas gunmen overran Sderot that day, killing at least 50 civilians and 20 police officers. Months later, the government is facilitating families to return, but many are still haunted by that day. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, some of the images in this story are disturbing.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Super Tuesday expectations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Super Tuesday expectations

    S2024 E65 - 9m 41s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including what to expect from voters on Super Tuesday, if Nikki Haley will remain in the race and the political stakes of President Biden's upcoming State of the Union address.

  • Supreme Court says only Congress can block Trump from ballot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court says only Congress can block Trump from ballot

    S2024 E65 - 5m 21s

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that individual states cannot remove former President Donald Trump from their ballots based on the 14th Amendment. In an unsigned opinion, the court said only Congress, not states, can disqualify presidential candidates under the Constitution’s so-called “insurrection clause.” William Brangham reports.

  • Trump, Haley make last case to voters before Super Tuesday: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump, Haley make last case to voters before Super Tuesday

    S2024 E65 - 3m 22s

    It's the final countdown to Super Tuesday with Republicans in 15 states set to head to the polls and a third of all delegates at stake. Donald Trump and Nikki Haley both racked up wins in contests over the weekend and hit the campaign trail with their sights set on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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