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June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, devastating Midwestern floods are putting a spotlight on the condition of America’s aging dams. Then, how the sports world is taking on a new opponent: climate change. Plus, the hidden history of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of federal workers were forced out of their jobs just because they were gay.

Episodes

  • June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E183 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, devastating Midwestern floods are putting a spotlight on the condition of America’s aging dams. Then, how the sports world is taking on a new opponent: climate change. Plus, the hidden history of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of federal workers were forced out of their jobs just because they were gay.

  • June 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E182 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the debate over using school voucher programs to pay tuition at religious schools with taxpayer dollars. Then, the effect on students of gun violence just outside school walls. Plus, how climate change is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh.

  • What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024

    17m 48s

    Join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet as they host a post-debate discussion with Lisa Desjardins, Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez, Kevin Madden, Guy Cecil, and Amy Walter. Plus, reports from Pamela Kirkland of Georgia Public Broadcasting.

  • June 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E179 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court mistakenly posts a draft opinion, signaling it may soon rule emergency abortions in Idaho are legal. As the trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich begins, we look at what his detention says about Russia today. Plus, Judy Woodruff reports on the growing political divide within some Christian communities as religious affiliation declines.

  • June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E177 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, Israel's Prime Minister says the intense phase of the war in Gaza will end soon as Israel and the U.S. argue over weapons deliveries. A cyberattack on a software provider disrupts operations at thousands of car dealerships. Plus, from vaccine mandates to the role of religion in schools, we spotlight former President Trump's plans for education if he wins in November.

Extras and Features

  • Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in book: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in book

    S2024 E158 - 8m 41s

    For decades, families who have had loved ones kidnapped overseas have often had to work with consultants to get their relatives freed. Negotiating with kidnappers, terrorists and hostile countries is a murky and secretive world. One of the leading hostage negotiators has stepped into the limelight and written a book about it all. Nick Schifrin spoke with Mickey Bergman about "In the Shadows."

  • Current, former employees call for OpenAI transparency: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Current, former employees call for OpenAI transparency

    S2024 E158 - 5m 11s

    A group of current and former OpenAI employees issued a public letter warning that the company and its rivals are building artificial intelligence with undue risk and without sufficient oversight. They're calling on leading AI companies to be more transparent with their research and provide stronger protections for whistleblowers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Bobby Allyn of NPR.

  • Boeing's Starliner lifts off after delays and cost overruns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Boeing's Starliner lifts off after delays and cost overruns

    S2024 E158 - 5m 54s

    Boeing successfully launched its new Starliner space capsule carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch was smooth but came after several delays due to technical issues. It's also four years after rival SpaceX launched its first mission with astronauts into orbit. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.

  • News Wrap: Gunman fires shots at U.S. embassy in Beirut: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Gunman fires shots at U.S. embassy in Beirut

    S2024 E158 - 5m 53s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, a gunman fired shots at the U.S. embassy in Beirut, thousands of ultranationalist Israelis paraded in Jerusalem to mark Israel's capture of the city in 1967, Hunter Biden's exes took the stand at his criminal trial, the Senate rejected a bill aimed at protecting access to contraception and the first banknotes featuring King Charles entered circulation in the U.K.

  • News Wrap: Trump allies charged in Wis. fake elector scheme: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Trump allies charged in Wis. fake elector scheme

    S2024 E157 - 5m 48s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Trump allies face charges in Wisconsin fake elector case, Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back against Republican lawmakers over what he called 'unprecedented' attacks on the Justice Department, lawyers in Hunter Biden's criminal trial delivered their opening arguments and a large portion of the southern and western U.S. is bracing for a blistering heat wave.

  • Some universities return to standardized tests in admissions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Some universities return to standardized tests in admissions

    S2024 E157 - 9m 13s

    Headlines around higher education this year have centered on protests, free speech and student safety. But some important changes on the academic and admissions front have gotten less attention, including some schools turning back to standardized testing after deciding they would no longer require it. Paul Solman reports for our series, Rethinking College.

  • Biden order restricts how many migrants can seek asylum: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden order restricts how many migrants can seek asylum

    S2024 E157 - 5m 26s

    President Biden signed an executive order that temporarily blocks migrants from seeking asylum when border encounters hit a certain number. The president used the announcement to set himself apart from his predecessor and chief rival, former President Trump. The move is one of the most restrictive Biden has taken on the border. White House Correspondent Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez reports.

  • Modi reelected but party losses could affect his 3rd term: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Modi reelected but party losses could affect his 3rd term

    S2024 E157 - 3m 40s

    India has reelected Narendra Modi as prime minister, making him only the second leader in India’s history to have secured a third term. But Indian analysts call the results a shock because Modi’s party lost at least 20 percent of its parliamentary seats, forcing him to rely on a coalition. As Nick Schifrin reports, that could affect how Modi will govern after 10 years in power.

  • Sen. Kelly on supporting Biden’s plan to limit asylum: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Kelly on supporting Biden’s plan to limit asylum

    S2024 E157 - 7m 40s

    President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday limiting the number of migrants who can seek asylum at the southern border. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from the border state of Arizona, is supporting the president’s move. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments.

  • FDA rejects attempt to use MDMA for PTSD treatment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    FDA rejects attempt to use MDMA for PTSD treatment

    S2024 E157 - 8m 47s

    A key FDA advisory committee rejected the use of a psychedelic drug to help patients struggling with PTSD, questioning its safety and effectiveness. The FDA must now decide whether it will follow suit and reject the use of what's known as MDMA. Some patients and researchers had long hoped the government would approve it. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.

  • Medical school in Cherokee Nation graduates first class: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Medical school in Cherokee Nation graduates first class

    S2024 E156 - 4m 4s

    A first-of-its-kind medical school in the Cherokee Nation recently graduated its inaugural class. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports on how the program was started and why the need for these doctors is so great.

  • News Wrap: Israel says 4 more hostages have died in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel says 4 more hostages have died in Gaza

    S2024 E156 - 6m 55s

    In our news wrap Monday, Israel confirmed the death of four more hostages that were taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to The Philippines to drum up support for an upcoming peace conference and a Georgia appeals court set an October date for a hearing on efforts to remove Fani Willis from Donald Trump's Georgia election case.

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