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July 5, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

56m 45s

Friday on the News Hour, the June jobs report exceeds expectations while slightly higher unemployment signals a cooling economy. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer accepts King Charles' invitation to form a new government after a landslide victory in the United Kingdom's general election. Plus, Boeing faces a deadline to accept a plea deal connected to the deadly crashes of two 737 Max planes.

Episodes

  • June 9, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 9, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E162 - 24m 9s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, what Atlanta’s recent water main break says about America’s aging infrastructure. Then, a look at a new vaccine with the potential to eradicate malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Plus, a doctor discusses his new book about gender identity and best practices for treating transgender youth.

  • June 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 8, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E161 - 24m 10s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, as global temperatures rise, American schools struggle to beat the heat and avoid putting students’ learning and health at risk. Then, a growing humanitarian crisis in Congo as escalating violence threatens millions in the central African nation. Plus, what people can do to protect themselves from harmful smoke as wildfire season kicks off.

  • June 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E159 - 56m 45s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, 80 years after the Allied invasion, world leaders converge on the beaches of Normandy to mark the D-Day anniversary. Dozens are killed by an Israeli strike on a United Nations school in Gaza. Plus, Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back against Republican attacks on the Justice Department.

Extras and Features

  • Biden targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs

    S2024 E136 - 10m 10s

    President Biden announced a series of major tariffs on several Chinese imports. The world's two largest economic superpowers are colliding over the future of electric vehicles and other industrial sectors. It comes as both President Biden and Donald Trump are battling to sell voters on their visions for the economy. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

  • A look at the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud and its implications: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud and its implications

    S2024 E136 - 6m 47s

    They are two of the biggest names in hip hop, Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and they're locked in a rap battle that's capturing global attention and having a big impact on the music industry. Amna Nawaz discussed this feud and its implications with Sidney Madden of NPR. It's part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • How to protect children amid rise in online sextortion cases: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to protect children amid rise in online sextortion cases

    S2024 E135 - 6m 51s

    FBI field offices across the country have reported an increase in youth sextortion cases where sexually explicit content is used as blackmail. Stephanie Sy reports on the concerning trend and preventive efforts to protect minors.

  • Cohen testifies Trump directly involved in hush money scheme: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cohen testifies Trump directly involved in hush money scheme

    S2024 E135 - 7m 30s

    On the stand Monday in the fourth week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen. Trump’s former attorney and fixer testified that Trump directed him to pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels to bury her story on the eve of the 2016 election and was then involved in the coverup of those payments after he won. William Brangham reports.

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin on 'An Unfinished Love Story': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Doris Kearns Goodwin on 'An Unfinished Love Story'

    S2024 E135 - 7m 21s

    "An Unfinished Love Story" is the story of the love of two people for one another and their country. The new book is by an author well-known to NewsHour audiences, Doris Kearns Goodwin. She spoke with Jeffrey Brown for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah

    S2024 E135 - 4m 38s

    The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N. staff member was killed by Israeli troops. More than 100 Palestinian U.N. staff have been killed since Oct. 7. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden trailing in key states: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden trailing in key states

    S2024 E135 - 8m 25s

    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 new polls showing President Biden trailing Donald Trump in key battleground states and the former president's historic trial rolls on in New York.

  • Jury selection begins Sen. Menendez's corruption trial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jury selection begins Sen. Menendez's corruption trial

    S2024 E135 - 3m 49s

    Jury selection began Monday as Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is set to become the first sitting senator ever tried for conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. The case is expected to last several weeks. Lisa Desjardins previews what's to come.

  • Democrats plan to keep abortion rights front and center: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Democrats plan to keep abortion rights front and center

    S2024 E135 - 8m 16s

    Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Republicans have banned abortion in 14 states and restricted it in more. But when given the chance, voters have supported ballot initiatives to protect access to the procedure. This election year, abortion will again be a defining issue. Laura Barrón-Lopéz reports from the battleground of Michigan, where Democrats plan to keep the topic front and center.

  • What motherhood means to those with and without children: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What motherhood means to those with and without children

    S2024 E134 - 4m 59s

    The American family has changed significantly since Mother’s Day became a national holiday more than a century ago. Families are smaller, more people are choosing not to have children and more are choosing to be single parents. Still others want to have children, but aren’t able to. This Mother’s Day, we hear from people around the country about what motherhood means to them.

  • The costs and pitfalls of using ‘earned wage access’ apps: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The costs and pitfalls of using ‘earned wage access’ apps

    S2024 E134 - 7m 9s

    Two years of high prices for everything from groceries to gas have left many Americans struggling between paydays. For help, some are increasingly turning to “earned wage access” apps, which offer small, short-term loans until their next paycheck. We hear from people who use these apps, and John Yang speaks with Associated Press business reporter Cora Lewis to learn more.

  • A mother and daughter’s story about their unbreakable bond: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A mother and daughter’s story about their unbreakable bond

    S2024 E134 - 2m 14s

    Yomi Young was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes her bones to break under the slightest pressure. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, she and her mother, Sarah Churchill, talk about the day she was born.

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