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May 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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May 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Episodes

  • 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.

  • May 4, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 4, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E126 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what the Biden administration’s expansion of health care privacy means for people seeking abortions. Then, as American troops leave Chad and Niger, concerns rise about security and stability in Africa. Plus, how one Ukrainian family is rebuilding their life in the U.S. after losing everything in the Russian invasion.

  • May 3, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 3, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E125 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the NewsHour, the Department of Justice and Google make closing arguments in a landmark trial that could change how we use the internet. Trump White House communications director Hope Hicks takes the stand in the former president's hush money trial. Plus, on World Press Freedom Day, a Palestinian journalist's firsthand account of his family's fight to survive the war in Gaza.

  • May 2, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 2, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E124 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, police forcefully break up the UCLA encampment as arrests and protests against the war in Gaza spread to more college campuses. We hear from the niece of an Israeli American hostage nearly eight months after he was taken captive by Hamas. Plus, a closer look at this consequential Supreme Court term, the cases heard and the ideological divide on display.

  • April 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E120 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, with cases of gut disorders on the rise, we look at how to sort through the good and the bad information to stay healthy. Then, why the soaring cost of cocoa may have chocolate lovers paying the price. Plus, how a powerful solar phenomenon has the potential to disable satellites and overpower electric grids.

  • April 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E119 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we examine the future of noncompete agreements after the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban the practice. Then, why Ecuador, once known as a major tourist destination, is now a hotbed for violence and turf wars. Plus, a new book explores the history of climate change, uncertainty about the planet’s future and a dose of hope for saving it.

Extras and Features

  • 'New Cold Wars' examines U.S. struggle with China and Russia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'New Cold Wars' examines U.S. struggle with China and Russia

    S2024 E121 - 8m 18s

    In 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist, and with it the Cold War. At the same time, China was amid its rapid expansion. Now, Russia is again a principal adversary and China is a much stronger competitor. Nick Schifrin discussed the challenge presented by both nations with David Sanger, author of "New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West."

  • News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya

    S2024 E121 - 4m 9s

    In our news wrap Monday, at least 45 people died in flash floods in western Kenya, Ukraine appealed for quick delivery of Western weapons as it gave more ground in the east, weekend tornadoes in Oklahomas killed four people and injured at least a hundred and the FDA will begin regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they work.

  • Colleges face challenge with demands for Israeli divestment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Colleges face challenge with demands for Israeli divestment

    S2024 E121 - 8m 9s

    Protests show no signs of letting up and universities are handling their respective situations differently. Columbia University warned of mass temporary suspensions, state troopers were called in at Texas and nearly 300 people were arrested at other schools over the weekend. Geoff Bennett has perspectives from student protesters and discusses their demands of divestment with Charlie Eaton.

  • 'Tiny Desk' host reveals what's next for the popular series: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'Tiny Desk' host reveals what's next for the popular series

    S2024 E121 - 7m 42s

    It’s a Tiny Desk that’s become a huge draw for some of the world’s most famous musicians. Geoff Bennett spoke with the new host of the long-running NPR concert series about why this unique format continues to resonate with so many. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • How a super-active sun can affect electronics on Earth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a super-active sun can affect electronics on Earth

    S2024 E120 - 6m 48s

    To most people, the sun is a steady, never-changing source of heat and light. But to scientists, it’s a dynamic star, constantly in flux, sending energy out into space. Experts say the sun is now in its most active period in two decades, causing potential disruptions to radio and satellite communications. John Yang speaks with Bill Murtagh of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center to learn more.

  • How to tell fact from fiction with gut health advice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to tell fact from fiction with gut health advice

    S2024 E120 - 5m 8s

    Data shows that cases of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer are on the rise. At the same time, social media is inundated with ads and influencers touting products that promise to boost what’s broadly called “gut health.” How do we separate the facts from the fads? Dr. Shazia Siddique, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • A look at NASA’s new images of Io, Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at NASA’s new images of Io, Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’

    S2024 E120 - 1m 31s

    New research is revealing the secrets of Io, the mysterious volcanic moon of Jupiter. Four centuries after Galileo discovered Io in 1610, NASA sent a spacecraft called Juno on a five-year mission to Jupiter and its moons. Last week, NASA released animated artists’ conceptions of Io based on data Juno collected during two flybys. John Yang reports.

  • Hard-hit cocoa harvests cause chocolate prices to soar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hard-hit cocoa harvests cause chocolate prices to soar

    S2024 E120 - 6m 45s

    If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after nearly doubling in the last four months. As Ali Rogin reports, this worldwide shortage has been years in the making.

  • News Wrap: Hamas releases video of two hostages: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Hamas releases video of two hostages

    S2024 E120 - 3m 5s

    In our news wrap Sunday, Hamas released video of two hostages as efforts around a cease-fire deal with Israel intensify, protestors rallied against the Israel-Hamas war outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma, Iraq passed law imposing heavy prison sentences on LGBTQ+ people, and three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker says she is retiring.

  • How Noboa’s fight against violence in Ecuador is playing out: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Noboa’s fight against violence in Ecuador is playing out

    S2024 E119 - 7m 12s

    Not long ago, Ecuador was a beacon of stability in a region known for political unrest and drug trafficking. But now, it’s become one of Latin America’s most violent countries amid a rise in organized crime. Many Ecuadorians are looking to President Daniel Noboa to turn things around. Carolina Jimenez Sandoval, president of the Washington Office on Latin America, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

  • News Wrap: Israel-Hamas war protests continue on campuses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel-Hamas war protests continue on campuses

    S2024 E119 - 2m 50s

    In our news wrap Saturday, some universities moved to shut down protests over the Israel-Hamas war while students at others dug in, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people in southern and central Gaza, Nebraska and Iowa residents sifted through the aftermath of a tornado outbreak, and Harvey Weinstein is in a New York City hospital after an appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction.

  • ‘H Is for Hope’ explores the landscape of climate change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ‘H Is for Hope’ explores the landscape of climate change

    S2024 E119 - 6m 25s

    Data shows that global levels of the three main heat-trapping greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all reached record highs in 2023 for the second year in the row, and experts say there’s no end in sight. But a new book, ‘H Is for Hope,’ says there is reason for hope in the fight against climate change. William Brangham speaks with its author, Elizabeth Kolbert.

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    May 9

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    May 10

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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