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April 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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.

Episodes

  • March 24, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 24, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E85 - 26m 44s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, with the Supreme Court set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case about mifepristone, we look at the ways the executive branch can shape reproductive rights and abortion access in post-Roe America. Then, as a cease-fire remains elusive, what the Israel-Hamas war is doing to education in Gaza. Plus, fears of a wider regional conflict rise as fighting in the Congo worsens.

  • March 23, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 23, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E84 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the deadliest massacre in Russia in decades leaves the country on edge, just days after President Putin was re-elected. Then, we look at working conditions for migrant farm workers and the role they play in U.S. economic growth. Plus, how the residents of a small Wisconsin town are dealing with a surge of migrants.

  • March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E82 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general sue Apple for maintaining a monopoly. With a vote to avoid a government shutdown set for Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson works to keep his chaotic majority intact. Plus, an Arizona lawmaker talks about why she publicly announced her decision to terminate her non-viable pregnancy.

  • President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address

    2h 14m

    Seeking reelection, President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to tout his first three years in office. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the speech with our panel of experts, including Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart.

  • Super Tuesday 2024 - PBS NewsHour special coverage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Super Tuesday 2024 - PBS NewsHour special coverage

    26m 45s

    Super Tuesday, the biggest primary election day of the 2024 cycle, has arrived and voters in 16 states and one U.S. territory are casting their ballots. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet host PBS NewsHour's special coverage with our panel of analysts.

  • New Hampshire Primary - PBS News Special Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Hampshire Primary - PBS News Special Report

    26m 35s

    Join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett for special PBS NewsHour coverage of the 2024 New Hampshire primary. Featuring immediate analysis, results from voter surveys, and live reports from Lisa Desjardins in the field, follow the NewsHour team's coverage as we kick off the 2024 election cycle.

Extras and Features

  • Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as talks resume: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as talks resume

    S2024 E100 - 5m 14s

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he set a date for the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million people have sought shelter. This comes as hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas again appear to be at an impasse and Palestinians return to a devastated Khan Yunis. Nick Schifrin 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.

  • 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: 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.

  • 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: Rare East Coast earthquake rattles U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Rare East Coast earthquake rattles U.S.

    S2024 E97 - 4m 49s

    In our news wrap Friday, a relatively rare East Coast earthquake rattled much of the northeastern U.S., the economy is still churning out jobs in spite of expert predictions and the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows retribution against Israel for an airstrike in Damascus.

  • 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.

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