PBS News Hour - Segments
Don't have time for a full news hour? Listen to the PBS News Hour, segment by segment. Our full coverage of politics, science, arts, health, national and international news is included in this feed in easy-to-digest 5 to 10 minute segments. Segments are published each night by 9 p.m. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full show, Brooks and Capehart, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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August 30, 2025 • 6 mins
Four years ago today, the U.S. military completed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban has imposed Islamic law and severely restricted the rights of girls and women. John Yang speaks with Richard Bennett, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See a...
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August 30, 2025 • 3 mins
In our news wrap Saturday, Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on cities across Ukraine, the AP reports Israel will soon halt or slow aid into Gaza City after declaring it a combat zone, and three Scottish brothers completed their record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean that lasted 139 days without stopping. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
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August 30, 2025 • 7 mins
It used to be that only fitness buffs and bodybuilders thought about how much protein they were getting. But now, everybody seems to be looking for more of it in their diet, and just about every food product has added protein, from pancakes to popcorn. But how much protein do we really need? Ali Rogin speaks with New York Times health reporter Alice Callahan for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fu...
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August 30, 2025 • 6 mins
In cities across America, it’s become increasingly common to see coyotes in parks, golf courses and other green spaces. John Yang speaks with New York Times reporter and photographer Loren Elliott and urban ecologist Christopher Schell to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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August 29, 2025 • 6 mins
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump is trying to block nearly $5 billion in foreign aid funding already approved by Congress, an emergency hearing on Trump's firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook concluded with no immediate ruling, GOP Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst reportedly won't seek reelection and Trump revoked the Secret Service detail for former Vice President Harris. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour...
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August 29, 2025 • 5 mins
Americans are no longer able to import cheap foreign goods tariff-free. The Trump administration ended the de minimis exemption, which allowed packages valued under $800 to enter the U.S. with no import tax. Last year, there were nearly four million such packages a day. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Clark Packard. He is a trade expert at the libertarian Cato Institute. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/...
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August 29, 2025 • 6 mins
Israel launched its Gaza City offensive, labeling it a Hamas stronghold. It’s home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians already facing starvation and yet another round of forced displacement. The U.N. warns that Israel’s evacuation orders are a “recipe for disaster." William Brangham discussed more with Cindy McCain of the World Food Programme, who just returned from a mission to Gaza. PBS News is supported by...
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August 29, 2025 • 7 mins
Israel said it recovered the body of a hostage kidnapped and killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks, along with the remains of another hostage it did not identify. The announcement was yet another reminder of how the country lives in the shadow of Oct. 7. Nick Schifrin and producer Karl Bostic report on the country’s mood, 693 days since the war began. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. ...
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August 29, 2025 • 4 mins
It’s not as well-known as the Federal Reserve or the CDC, but the Surface Transportation Board is the latest agency in the Trump administration’s sights. President Trump abruptly fired Robert Primus, one of only two Democrats on the five-member board, just as regulators weigh the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Geoff Bennett spoke with Primus about the timing of his firing. PBS News is supported by - https://www...
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August 29, 2025 • 10 mins
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the tragic school shooting in Minnesota, the Trump administration's actions to remake the government and the Ukraine war continues two weeks after the Trump-Putin summit. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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August 29, 2025 • 4 mins
Friday marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated New Orleans and communities along the Gulf Coast, leading to one of the largest and most sudden relocations of people in U.S. history. Some 1.2 million Louisianans were displaced for months or even years. We spoke with a few of the thousands of Katrina survivors who relocated permanently. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. H...
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August 29, 2025 • 5 mins
To discuss how the Gulf Coast has changed in the two decades since Hurricane Katrina, Geoff Bennett spoke with historian Douglas Brinkley. He was a professor at Tulane University in New Orleans in 2005 when Katrina hit, and is the author of "The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast." He's now a professor at Rice University in Houston. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/abo...
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August 28, 2025 • 7 mins
There are serious concerns about the Centers for Disease Control and its mission after Susan Monarez was suddenly fired from her position as director. She had refused to resign amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. Her dismissal set off a wave of resignations, including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry, who joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments. PBS News is supported by - https:/...
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August 28, 2025 • 7 mins
Minneapolis is beginning the long healing process in the wake of the country's latest school shooting. Mourners gathered outside the Catholic school where two students were killed on Wednesday. Special Correspondent Fred De Sam Lazaro reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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August 28, 2025 • 5 mins
Three European countries that were part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal launched a process to reimpose sanctions that were lifted a decade ago as part of the agreement. France, Germany and the United Kingdom accused Iran of breaking its commitments, starting a 30-day clock that could end with Iran’s economy further squeezed, arms deals halted and foreign assets frozen. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://w...
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August 28, 2025 • 7 mins
ICE arrested Jemmy Jimenez-Rosa in Boston as she and her family returned home to the U.S. after a vacation in Mexico. Rosa, who has a green card, was held for 10 days and moved between detention facilities. She's one of many with no violent criminal convictions caught up in the administration’s immigration crackdown. Amna Nawaz spoke with Jemmy's husband, Marcel Rosa, and attorney Todd Pomerleau. PBS News is supported by - ht...
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August 28, 2025 • 9 mins
It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. While Katrina remains the costliest U.S. natural disaster, the deepest impact is found in the human suffering and the difficult journey toward recovery. For our series Tipping Point, Lisa Desjardins explores the lessons learned — and what still lies ahead as weather has become more extreme. PBS News is supported by - https://w...
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August 28, 2025 • 7 mins
Cuts to the arts at the federal level have been in the news, but some states are also slashing their funding. In New Hampshire, the cultural sector generated some $3.5 billion in revenue in 2023, but arts groups there now face a potential double hit. Jeffrey Brown reports for the series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy, and our CANVAS coverage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/a...
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August 27, 2025 • 11 mins
A shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis left at least two young children dead and another 17 people injured. Authorities say they do not yet know of a motive, but said the shooter released a manifesto on social media that has since been taken down. William Brangham reports and Geoff Bennett speaks with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
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August 27, 2025 • 7 mins
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration is taking over management of Washington's Union Station in its latest effort to put the capital city further under federal control, CDC head Susan Monarez is reportedly being forced out weeks after taking the job, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines with new restrictions and Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he wants to seek asylum in the U.S. PBS News is supported by - https://www.p...
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