Episodes

  • News Wrap: Israel targets eastern and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes

    News Wrap: Israel targets eastern and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes
    Nov 16 2024
    In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people in Lebanon and Gaza, a patient in California is being treated for a new form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, prosecutors allege Sean "Diddy" Combs is trying to obstruct justice while awaiting trial in jail, and a much-hyped boxing event between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was marred by Netflix streaming glitches. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    3 mins
  • The future of U.S.-China relations after Biden's final meeting with Xi

    The future of U.S.-China relations after Biden's final meeting with Xi
    Nov 16 2024
    President Biden met on Saturday for the third and final time during his term with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Their sit-down was on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin about Biden's goals for the meeting and what to expect when President-elect Trump takes the reins in two months' time. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • The role of climate change in an unusual outbreak of wildfires in the Northeast

    The role of climate change in an unusual outbreak of wildfires in the Northeast
    Nov 16 2024
    For years, wildfires across the American West have served as an urgent reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather, often made worse by climate change. But over the last few weeks, fires have engulfed parts of New York and New Jersey amid an unusually severe drought on the East Coast. Hilary Howard, a climate change reporter for The New York Times, joins William Brangham to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Report highlights disproportionate killings of Indigenous environmental activists

    Report highlights disproportionate killings of Indigenous environmental activists
    Nov 16 2024
    Leaders at the United Nations' COP29 climate change summit are being pressed this year to address the rising threats to environmentalists and defenders of human rights. Ali Rogin looks at the challenges facing these activists around the world and speaks with Laura Furones, a senior adviser at the environmental watchdog and advocacy group Global Witness, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released

    House speaker says potentially damning ethics report on Matt Gaetz should not be released
    Nov 15 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump continues to stock his future cabinet with high-profile choices. He tapped one of his rivals in the presidential primary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, for interior secretary. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has more on how Burgum might redefine that role and what we're learning about Trump's other nominees. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • News Wrap: Biden in Peru for APEC Summit, one of his final appearances on world stage

    News Wrap: Biden in Peru for APEC Summit, one of his final appearances on world stage
    Nov 15 2024
    In our news wrap Friday, all eyes on President Joe Biden as world leaders gather at the APEC Summit in Peru for one of his final appearances on the world stage, climate experts are calling for an urgent overhaul of the United Nation's COP climate talks and Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has asked Iran to help secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Why health experts are concerned about RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination

    Why health experts are concerned about RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination
    Nov 15 2024
    President-elect Trump's decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is sparking concern. There are worries too about his history of false statements and beliefs in debunked conspiracy theories. At the same time, he's pushing hard on some major problems that experts say are real. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • How 'donations' from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste

    How 'donations' from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste
    Nov 15 2024
    When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for a livelihood. Environmental groups say this is a toxic trifecta of waste that inflicts damage to land, coastlines and health. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins