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From PBS NewsHour. Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Border Patrol agents make arrests for a second day in Charlotte, North Carolina. Takeaways from COP30 halfway through the global climate summit. How a provision in the bill that ended the government shutdown may threaten the U.S. hemp industry’s future. A Georgia town has lingering questions a…
From PBS NewsHour. In a small town in northern Italy, there’s a barista who has been brewing espressos and serving coffees for more than 80 years. She’s still going strong as she turns 101 this weekend, with no intention of retiring. John Yang reports. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special…
From PBS NewsHour. Last September, a chemical fire at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, sent a toxic cloud over the area. A Georgia Public Radio podcast called “Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story” examined that day, what led up to it, and the immediate aftermath. Now, a second season of the podcast looks at health…
From PBS NewsHour. The legislation Congress passed this past week to reopen the government included a provision banning intoxicating products made out of hemp plants, a type of cannabis like marijuana, but with a lower level of the psychoactive element THC. Ali Rogin speaks with Manisha Krishnan, senior culture editor at WIRED, about the ban’s…
From PBS NewsHour. This weekend is the halfway point for the 30th U.N. climate summit known as COP30. In a report issued days before the meeting began, the World Meteorological Organization said 2025 is “on track to be among the three warmest years on record.” New York Times international climate reporter Somini Sengupta, who just…
From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Sunday, it’s been a second day of federal officers surging into Charlotte, North Carolina, to crack down on illegal immigration, at least two deaths were reported from storms in Southern California, the USS Gerald Ford arrived in the Caribbean, Zelenskyy said talks are progressing with Russia to resume…
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From PBS NewsHour. The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can’t or won’t prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned several members of the court this year, Americans trying to prosecute some of the world’s worst crimes at the ICC are discovering those sanctions…
From PBS NewsHour. Saturday on PBS News Weekend, President Trump lashes out against a MAGA ally with a looming House vote to force the Justice Department to release its Jeffrey Epstein files, scientists search for why a man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s seems to be protected from it and a look at how…
From PBS NewsHour. Nearly 7 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s and by 2060 experts say that number could be as high as 14 million. Scientists are trying to find out how one man has been able to stave off Alzheimer’s for 25 years, despite having a rare genetic mutation that, doctors say, essentially guaranteed…
From PBS NewsHour. The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can’t or won’t prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned several members of the court this year, Americans trying to prosecute some of the world’s worst crimes at the ICC are discovering those sanctions…
From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Saturday, federal agents are making immigration arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, air travel is rebounding as the FAA eases restrictions on commercial flights at 40 U.S. airports, more than 22 million Southern California residents are under a flood watch and heavy rains in Gaza are making conditions worse…
From PBS NewsHour. President Trump continues to be dogged by Jeffrey Epstein, a man who’s been dead for more than six years. The president on Friday broke with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a one-time staunch ally who was among four House Republicans who joined all 214 Democrats to force a vote next week on releasing…
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From PBS NewsHour. Take our PBS News 2025 audience survey: https://forms.office.com/r/0rBmB9pyrw —– Friday on the News Hour, a new prosecutor takes on the Georgia election interference case against President Trump and several of his political allies. An investigation finds the dramatic overnight immigration raid on a Chicago apartment complex resulted in no criminal charges. Plus,…
From PBS NewsHour. "The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American experiment in democracy comes at a moment of deep divisions. Jeffrey Brown has our look for our series Art in…
From PBS NewsHour. For decades, David Kelley has helped people unlock their creativity. A pioneer of design, he founded the Stanford d.school as a place for creative, cross-disciplinary problem solving. He reflects on the journey that shaped his belief that everyone has the capacity to be creative and his Brief But Spectacular take on creativity…
From PBS NewsHour. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, affordability becoming a focus in Washington and new developments regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. Watch PBS News for…
From PBS NewsHour. Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path for ending the war is nowhere in sight. Amna Nawaz discussed more…
From PBS NewsHour. A new investigation by ProPublica found that immigration raids hailed by the Trump administration as a major strike against terrorism did not live up to those claims. Dozens of Venezuelan migrants were detained in a September raid, with officials alleging they are members of the dangerous Tren de Aragua gang. Ali Rogin…
From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge will approve Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle lawsuits over the damage of opioids, Charlotte is bracing for an expected surge of federal agents as President Trump looks to expand his immigration crackdown and the Trump administration is dropping plans to make airlines…
From PBS NewsHour. The last outstanding criminal case against President Trump can move forward. This case stems from the efforts in 2020 that Trump and his allies allegedly undertook to overturn that election, including pressuring Georgia officials to change the vote counts. Prosecutor Fani Willis brought the charges but was removed following a legal battle.…
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From PBS NewsHour. Dozens of peaceful Indigenous protesters formed a human chain that blocked the main entrance of the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Brazil on Friday. Traditionally dressed, the Munduruku group was calling for more recognition of indigenous voices in the climate negotiations and for an end to logging, mining and other development…
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From PBS NewsHour. You’ve probably seen the headlines about thousands of corporate jobs cuts over the last month, and subsequent videos online proclaiming it’s the beginning of artificial intelligence taking our jobs. But, there is a lot we don’t know. While the government shutdown has ended after 43 days — the longest ever – the…
From PBS NewsHour. For a second night in a row, stargazers in many parts of the country were treated to a dazzling solar display known as the Northern Lights. This composite satellite image shows just how active it’s been these past two nights. The brightness is heaviest near the U.S.-Canada border, but there are flashes…
From PBS NewsHour. In the Middle East, Israeli settlers have burned and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank. An Associated Press reporter found that walls and carpeting were scorched, as were multiple copies of the Koran, and there were hateful messages written on the building’s exterior. The torching comes a…
From PBS NewsHour. The BBC apologized Thursday to President Trump over a misleading edit of his speech to supporters before they stormed the Capitol on January 6, but the broadcaster denied its actions amounted to defamation. Trump lawyers had threatened the BBC with a billion-dollar lawsuit. The dispute stems from a documentary that aired in…
From PBS NewsHour. Please take a moment to take our 2025 audience survey: https://forms.office.com/r/0rBmB9pyrw —— Thursday on the News Hour, the U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey and Letitia James faces scrutiny over whether she was unlawfully appointed to her post. As local agencies sign up to help with Trump’s immigration crackdown, we…
From PBS NewsHour. We want to say congratulations to one of our own here at the News Hour. Susanne Kersey is retiring after 50 years with this organization. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news…
From PBS NewsHour. An outbreak of infant botulism, a rare but serious illness caused by toxins that attack the nervous system, is causing alarm among regulators and parents in the U.S. It’s prompting an investigation and a nationwide recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. Stephanie Sy reports. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and…
From PBS NewsHour. Since last fall, more than 12,000 North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from African nations as it struggles to recruit troops among its own population. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky investigates the reliance on mercenaries in…
From PBS NewsHour. So-called forever chemicals are both harmful to our health and are everywhere. Studies have found them in women’s breast milk and even in rain falling in Tibet. A new book tells the story of how these extremely durable chemicals became so ubiquitous through the eyes of a small community that decided to…
From PBS NewsHour. Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblat, president of the National Institute of Military…
From PBS NewsHour. As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements, sheriffs’ offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff Richard Jones reinstated his county’s partnership when Trump returned to office. He…
From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department is suing to block California’s new redistricting plan, more than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike, at least four people are in critical condition after a tanker truck spilled ammonia gas in a hotel parking lot in Oklahoma and Paris marked 10 years…
From PBS NewsHour. President Trump’s Justice Department was on defense in a northern Virginia courtroom. A judge is weighing whether to disqualify the U.S. attorney pursuing charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. That prosecutor, Lindsay Halligan, is a Trump ally with no prosecutorial experience. Geoff Bennett discussed…
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From PBS NewsHour. In Australia, there was a record-setting bagpipe bonanza on the streets of Melbourne Wednesday. An ensemble of 374 bagpipers played AC/DC’s "It’s a Long Way to the Top" in the city’s Federation Square. The location is where the band filmed their original video for the song back in 1976. The Australian Book…
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From PBS NewsHour. The last penny was pressed on Wednesday at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The move comes after President Donald Trump’s order earlier this year to stop producing the 1-cent coin. It costs about 4 cents to create a single penny, and the Treasury Department says ending penny production will save American taxpayers…
From PBS NewsHour. Pro football player Rob Gronkowski is retiring again, he says, for good this time to fulfill a late friend’s dying wish. Gronk, as he is known to fans, signed a one-day contract with the New England Patriots so he can retire with the franchise where he won three Super Bowls and became…
From PBS NewsHour. President Trump is urging Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial, which began more than five years ago and has divided that nation. In a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Mr. Trump characterized the case as political unjustified prosecution. The president made a similar plea during a…
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From PBS NewsHour. Wednesday on the News Hour, the House of Representatives returns to Washington to take up a bill that could end the longest government shutdown in history. President Trump faces fresh questions about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein as newly released emails mention Trump multiple times. Plus, children from Gaza who suffered debilitating…
From PBS NewsHour. The Booker Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, given annually to a single novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. This year’s winner is David Szalay’s novel, “Flesh”. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with him for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.…
From PBS NewsHour. Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw. It’s the latest in a series of gambling scandals surrounding professional sports. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Jonathan Cohen, writer of “Losing…
From PBS NewsHour. A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months, the U.S. has killed dozens of people, prompting an outcry across the region from governments and human rights groups. Nick Schifrin discussed more…
From PBS NewsHour. Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast, nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense, prompting questions about whether the firings are part of the administration’s hardline approach.…
From PBS NewsHour. Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, a reminder of the war’s horrific toll on the youngest victims. Before the State Department paused new medical visas for Palestinians in August, a group of children and teens was able to leave Gaza for life-saving care in the…
From PBS NewsHour. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives reached a critical threshold in the push to release information related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. At the same time, one committee has made public a set of emails and documents that raise new questions about President Trump’s ties to the late sex offender.…
From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is urging Israel’s president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case, a former aide to California’s Gov. Newsom has been indicted on charges related to an alleged scheme to steal campaign money, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is…
From PBS NewsHour. The House of Representatives has returned to Washington for the first time in nearly two months and is set to vote to end the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour,…
From PBS NewsHour. U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., was sworn in officially to the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, more than seven weeks after voters elected her to the seat. Grijalva won a special election in late September to succeed her father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died earlier this year at…
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