Episodes
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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.
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May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E137 - 57m 46s
May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E136 - 57m 46s
May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E135 - 57m 46s
May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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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.
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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.
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May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E132 - 57m 46s
May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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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.
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May 8, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E130 - 57m 46s
May 8, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 7, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E129 - 57m 46s
May 7, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E128 - 57m 46s
May 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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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
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Muslim, Arab Americans hope to send Biden message about Gaza
S2024 E58 - 3m 9s
A campaign for Michigan voters to boycott President Biden in Tuesday's primary has picked up momentum. Muslim and Arab Americans are hoping to send a clear message to the president after months of frustration with the administration’s handling of the war in Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports.
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Israel plans for Rafah invasion amid cease-fire negotiations
S2024 E58 - 5m 51s
Jordan's king warned against a proposed Israeli raid of Rafah in Southern Gaza after the IDF sent an operational plan to the War Cabinet outlining its proposed invasion. Rafah is now home to more than 1.3 million Palestinians who have fled fighting elsewhere in Gaza. At the same time, negotiations continue over a cease-fire and deal to exchange hostages for prisoners. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Afghan activist's memoir details her fight to educate women
S2024 E58 - 6m 12s
When the Taliban roared back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, education activist Pashtana Durrani had some 7,000 girls enrolled in her organization. The schools were shuttered and Pashtana was forced to flee. She’s now living in exile in the U.S. and still working to educate girls back home. Amna Nawaz spoke with her about her remarkable story told in her new book, "Last to Eat, Last to Learn."
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Asthma drug helps reduce allergic reactions to certain foods
S2024 E58 - 4m 12s
There's some relief for people with food severe allergies. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the drug Xolair allows people with allergies to tolerate higher doses of allergenic foods before developing a reaction after accidental exposure. Geoff Bennett discussed more with the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
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Supreme Court hears cases on free speech and social media
S2024 E58 - 8m 50s
The Supreme Court heard arguments in highly consequential cases navigating First Amendment protections on social media. Tech companies are taking on state laws, decrying conservative censorship online. A decision could fundamentally change the use of speech on the internet. Amna Nawaz discussed the hearing with Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on politics of Israel support
S2024 E58 - 9m 29s
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a potential protest vote against President Biden in Michigan, Donald Trump's primary win in South Carolina and Nikki Haley's status in the GOP race.
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The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife and former slave
S2024 E57 - 3m 5s
Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into slavery on a plantation in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She remained there after being freed in 1865, going on to become a midwife. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, Hayden’s granddaughter Mary Othella Burnette tells her great-granddaughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, about their family matriarch.
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What a federal lawsuit means for kids health care in Florida
S2024 E57 - 8m 20s
The end of pandemic-era protections has meant the end of Medicaid coverage for more than 17 million low-income Americans so far. Now, Florida is considering other changes to how it provides health insurance to children from low- to moderate-income families, expanding access for some and limiting it for others. KFF Health News correspondent Daniel Chang joins Ali Rogin to discuss what’s happening.
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A look at what might be the brightest object in the universe
S2024 E57 - 1m 9s
According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious black hole. It’s estimated to be emitting light that’s 500 trillion times more intense than Earth’s sun. John Yang has more.
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How vaccine hesitancy is playing into rising measles rates
S2024 E57 - 5m 17s
Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on the rise in 2024. PBS NewsHour digital health reporter Laura Santhanam joins John Yang to discuss why cases are climbing.
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What lies ahead for Ukraine, 2 years since Russia’s invasion
S2024 E56 - 7m 3s
Two years ago today, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Every day since then, an average of 42 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and wounded. More than 14 million people are in need of humanitarian aid and about 4 million have been displaced within Ukraine, with more than 6 million living as refugees around the world. Nick Schifrin joins John Yang to discuss his reporting.
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The growing health crisis of loneliness in America
S2024 E56 - 6m 11s
According to the American Psychiatric Association’s latest monthly poll, 1 in 3 Americans said they felt lonely at least once a week over the past year, with younger people more likely to report these feelings than other age groups. Edward Garcia, head of the nonprofit Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness, joins Ali Rogin to discuss the cause and how communities can work to combat it.
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