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May 20, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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May 20, 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

  • Biden working to regain support of disillusioned voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden working to regain support of disillusioned voters

    S2024 E55 - 5m 9s

    Next week, Michigan primary voters may send a warning signal to President Biden. From the economy to abortion rights to the war in Gaza, the issues animating Democratic voters continue to shift in the lead up to the 2024 election. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • State Dept. official: If Putin wins, tyrants will get hungry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    State Dept. official: If Putin wins, tyrants will get hungry

    S2024 E55 - 7m 54s

    The Biden administration unveiled a new set of sanctions against Russia to punish it further for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it started two years ago. The sanctions are also meant to target Russia for the death of anti-corruption activist and politician Alexei Navalny. Geoff Bennett spoke with U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland about the state of the war.

  • The dangers of parents sharing children's lives online: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The dangers of parents sharing children's lives online

    S2024 E55 - 6m 19s

    A new investigation looks at the disturbing world of so-called "kidfluencers" and the moms who run their accounts. One in three preteens say being an influencer is a career goal, but the reality poses serious risks to underage girls. Stephanie Sy discussed those concerns with New York Times reporter Michael Keller.

  • Brooks and Capehart on the partisan battle over Ukraine aid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on the partisan battle over Ukraine aid

    S2024 E55 - 10m 8s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics as Ukraine marks two years of war with Russia, American support for aid to the country is wavering on partisan battle lines and Biden's potential moves on immigration policy.

  • Analyzing state of Ukraine war 2 years into Russian invasion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Analyzing state of Ukraine war 2 years into Russian invasion

    S2024 E54 - 11m 29s

    Saturday marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. With the conflict at a frozen and brutal stalemate, Nick Schifrin discussed where the war is, where it could go and U.S. policy toward Ukraine with Michael Kofman, John Mearsheimer and Rebeccah Heinrichs.

  • Airstrikes flatten parts of Rafah amid cease-fire progress: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Airstrikes flatten parts of Rafah amid cease-fire progress

    S2024 E54 - 4m

    As the deadly bombing of Gaza continues, there is some progress towards a resumption of talks to release hostages held by Hamas and a cease-fire. Israel's Army Radio said the country's war cabinet approved sending emissaries to truce talks in Paris. But that slow progress toward a deal did nothing to stop the bombing and killing in Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports.

  • Study reveals depths of racial, ethnic bias in health care: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Study reveals depths of racial, ethnic bias in health care

    S2024 E54 - 6m 24s

    We’ve long known about racial and ethnic bias in health care, but now we’re getting some first-hand knowledge of how pervasive it is through interviews with health care workers in the largest study of its kind. William Brangham breaks down the study’s findings with one of its co-authors Dr. Laurie Zepheryn. It's part of our ongoing coverage of Race Matters.

  • Spending fight pushes country closer to government shutdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Spending fight pushes country closer to government shutdown

    S2024 E54 - 5m 16s

    Even as Congress is out of town, bipartisan negotiators may reach a spending deal in the next few days. But that may not be soon enough to avert a partial government shutdown. This has been a familiar plotline in recent years, but as Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins explains, this spending showdown has some unique features to it.

  • U.S. company lands private spacecraft on surface of the moon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. company lands private spacecraft on surface of the moon

    S2024 E54 - 5m 29s

    It's the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, and the first ever by a private company. The Odysseus lander took off from Cape Canaveral last week and made it to the lunar surface on Thursday. The Houston-based company Intuitive Machines created the spacecraft and the trip is key to NASA's goal of returning to the moon with a manned mission.

  • Family seeks answers after death of nonbinary teen in Okla.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Family seeks answers after death of nonbinary teen in Okla.

    S2024 E54 - 5m 20s

    There are new details about an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a physical altercation in a school restroom. Nex Benedict, who was nonbinary, attended high school in Owasso, a suburb of Tulsa. Nex's death is raising concerns in LGBTQ+ communities and igniting fear in some families and students. Amna Nawaz discussed that with our communities correspondent based in Oklahoma, Adam Kemp.

  • News Wrap: Navalny's mother says she has seen son's body: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Navalny's mother says she has seen son's body

    S2024 E54 - 4m 44s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the mother of Alexei Navalny says Russian authorities won't hand over his remains unless she agrees to a secret burial, a federal judge in California blocked a state law that targets guns designated as abnormally dangerous and a Texas judge ruled that a high school acted legally when it suspended a Black student over his hairstyle.

  • Geneticist and singer study how music can improve health: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Geneticist and singer study how music can improve health

    S2024 E54 - 9m 7s

    Giants in their fields of music and science are merging their knowledge to propel advancements in body and mind. A recent international gathering of researchers, therapists and artists took stock of what is known and what is yet to be discovered. Jeffrey Brown reports for our ongoing arts and health coverage on CANVAS.

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    May 21

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    May 21

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    May 21

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 22

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    May 23

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    May 23

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    May 23

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    May 23

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    May 23

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