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April 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court weighs whether federal protections for emergency abortions override a near-total ban at the state level. After months of wrangling in the House, President Biden signs a major foreign aid package that includes tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine. Plus, we meet evangelical Christians in Ukraine caught in the crosshairs of Russia's invasion.

Episodes

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

    April 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E116 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court weighs whether federal protections for emergency abortions override a near-total ban at the state level. After months of wrangling in the House, President Biden signs a major foreign aid package that includes tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine. Plus, we meet evangelical Christians in Ukraine caught in the crosshairs of Russia's invasion.

  • April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E113 - 26m 44s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we ask NATO’s Secretary General if the delayed U.S. aid to Ukraine is too late to make a difference. Then, how a Supreme Court case on laws limiting homeless encampments could reshape policy across the country. Plus, a look at the tensions in one Montana city over people experiencing homelessness camping in vehicles.

  • April 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E112 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Volkswagen workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize in a big win for the labor movement. Then, as polls open in the world’s largest election, we look at what’s at stake for India and its allies. Plus, what can be done to protect the lives of journalists reporting from the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war.

  • April 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E111 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the NewsHour, Israel allegedly strikes back at Iran, retaliating for last weekend's drone and missile attack. The House advances spending bills on foreign aid by bipartisan votes, but Speaker Johnson's cooperation with Democrats could cost him his job. Plus, how people in addiction recovery are helping a small town in Kentucky bounce back from economic decline and the opioid epidemic.

  • April 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E110 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, after some setbacks, the jury in the Donald Trump hush money trial is filled. The U.S. and Britain target Iran with new sanctions as the world waits for Israel's response to the weekend drone attack. Plus, scientists sound the alarm as warming waters trigger massive bleaching of the world's coral reefs.

Extras and Features

  • Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on the GOP and Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on the GOP and Ukraine

    S2024 E100 - 9m 7s

    Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post and Stephen Fowler of NPR join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Congress' packed agenda, the House speaker's attempts to hold together a fragile majority and the presidential candidates try to reach key voting blocs with new messages and policies.

  • Why women’s sports are more popular and lucrative than ever: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why women’s sports are more popular and lucrative than ever

    S2024 E99 - 5m 54s

    Interest in women’s sports has never been higher than during this past week’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament. At least two of the games were the most-watched women’s basketball games ever, with more viewers than the 2023 World Series or NBA finals. Claire Watkins, host of “The Late Sub” for Just Women’s Sports, joins John Yang to discuss what’s behind this boom and what the future may hold.

  • Why these historic Phoenix buildings are ‘living textbooks’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why these historic Phoenix buildings are ‘living textbooks’

    S2024 E99 - 7m 33s

    Some people see older buildings as revered artifacts that have stood the test of time, but others see them as occupying sites that could be used for new development. That tension is currently playing out in Phoenix, Arizona, a city that’s a rich source of one specific style of architecture. Ali Rogin reports.

  • News Wrap: Israel lowers military presence in southern Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel lowers military presence in southern Gaza

    S2024 E99 - 2m 44s

    In our news wrap Sunday, Israel said it’s pulling some of its troops out of southern Gaza, a top Iranian official’s remarks stoked fears of wider regional conflict, Russia declared a national emergency after a dam broke during flooding, Rwanda marked 30 years since government-backed extremists killed an estimated 800,000 people, and a winning Powerball ticket worth $1.3 billion was sold in Oregon.

  • Eclipse tourism brings economic boost to these small towns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Eclipse tourism brings economic boost to these small towns

    S2024 E99 - 5m 13s

    On Monday, April 8, the moon will slip between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow that will cut across North America in a 115-mile-wide path. Communities along that path hope it will be a bright spot for hotels, restaurants and gas stations as people flock to them for this rare event. Communities reporter Adam Kemp joins John Yang to discuss how Oklahoma is preparing for eclipse tourists.

  • How worsening global air quality puts human health at risk: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How worsening global air quality puts human health at risk

    S2024 E98 - 5m 30s

    While the U.S. has made great progress improving air quality in recent decades, air pollution is still a driver of many serious health conditions both domestically and globally. According to a new report, only seven countries met the World Health Organization's air quality guidelines for pollution in 2023. Glory Dolphin Hammes, North American CEO for IQAir, joins William Brangham to discuss.

  • Why more Americans are dipping into retirement funds early: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why more Americans are dipping into retirement funds early

    S2024 E98 - 8m 16s

    For a growing number of Americans, retirement accounts are doing double duty as savings accounts for the future and emergency funds for the here and now. Vanguard Group says that 2023 saw early withdrawals from a record 3.6 percent of the 5 million accounts it administers, up from 2.8 percent in 2022. Roben Farzad, host of NPR’s "Full Disclosure" podcast, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • Endangered sea turtles released off the coast of Georgia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Endangered sea turtles released off the coast of Georgia

    S2024 E98 - 1m 16s

    On Jekyll Island off the Georgia coast, some sea turtles and people who care about their survival marked a small victory on Thursday. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center teamed up with volunteers from Northeast aquariums and conservation groups to move 33 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and one green sea turtle to warmer southeastern waters where they can thrive. John Yang reports.

  • Why food waste is a global problem and what can be done: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why food waste is a global problem and what can be done

    S2024 E98 - 5m 48s

    More than 2 billion people, about a third of the world’s population, face food insecurity. At the same time, a recent UN report estimated that more than 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in 2022, enough to give each person facing hunger around the world more than one meal a day. Ali Rogin speaks with Dana Gunders, executive director of ReFED, to learn more.

  • News Wrap: Israeli troops recover body of hostage from Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli troops recover body of hostage from Gaza

    S2024 E98 - 2m 22s

    In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it recovered the body of a man taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Russian drone and missile strikes killed eight people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mexico suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito, and the death toll in Taiwan’s recent earthquake rose to 13.

  • Sen. Coons explains new openness to conditions on Israel aid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Coons explains new openness to conditions on Israel aid

    S2024 E97 - 6m 24s

    President Biden and other U.S. officials have warned Israel’s government that they are nearly out of patience with how it’s conducting the war in Gaza. Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, one of the president’s closest allies in the senate, joins us to talk about this potential shift.

  • Israel draws outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel draws outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers

    S2024 E97 - 3m 46s

    The Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three more senior officers it said were responsible for the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Nick Schifrin reports as Monday's attack puts even greater scrutiny on Israel’s tactics in Gaza.

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