PBS NewsHour

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7 Israeli troops killed in Gaza bombing as Palestinian officials say Israeli attacks kill 79

2 days ago | pbs.org | Julia Frankel

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored vehicle, while health officials in the battered enclave said Israeli attacks killed 79 people over the past day.
White House set to roll back protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests

3 days ago | pbs.org | Jackson Hudgins

The Trump administration is rolling back decades-old protections for nearly 60 million acres of National Forest. The rule had prevented logging, mining and road-building in designated areas across more than 40 states. The new changes would open those sites, about a third of national forest land, up for development. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kirk Siegler of NPR. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Russian attacks kill 18 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support

3 days ago | pbs.org | Illia Novikov

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 18 civilians and injured almost 200 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees of further Western help for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. READ MORE: Russia’s on ‘the brink of recession,’ country’s economy minister saysRussian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the war, which is now in its fourth year.
U.S. officials signal willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid prolonged war

5 days ago | pbs.org | Josh Boak |Mike Pesoli

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday signaled a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war in the aftermath of a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites as U.S. officials assessed Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and the threat of retaliation against American interests.
Druids, pagans and revelers celebrate summer solstice with the rising sun at Stonehenge

6 days ago | pbs.org | Brian Melley

World Jun 21, 2025 1:56 PM EDT LONDON (AP) — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years.
WATCH: ‘Justice prevailed but it’s very long overdue,’ Mahmoud Khalil says after his ordered release

6 days ago | pbs.org | Sophie Bates |Philip Marcelo

JENA, La. (AP) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests. Watch Khalil’s remarks in the video player above. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.
How people inside Iran are reacting to the war

1 week ago | pbs.org | Dan Sagalyn

Amna Nawaz: All week long, we have been talking to experts on Iran's nuclear program, its leadership, and on U.S. foreign policy, as President Trump weighs entering the war. But speaking directly to people inside Iran is nearly impossible right now, as the regime clamps down on communications and spreads fear in communities. Tonight, we're joined from Los Angeles by Nazanin Boniadi.
4 tips for new grads looking for work in an uncertain market

1 week ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Graduation season is winding down and millions of young people are gearing up to enter a confusing labor market. Employers and workers alike are grappling with the growing specter of generative artificial intelligence, uncertainty spurred by U.S. tariff policy as well as seismic changes in the workplace set in motion by the pandemic.
New jazz fellowship honors long-time musicians who often struggle financially

1 week ago | pbs.org | Jeffrey Brown

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Unless you’re a longtime jazz aficionado, you might only know the names and music of a handful of stars and legends. But what about all those who’ve built a life working in this art form? A new fellowship honors them and offers financial support in their final years of music and life. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Dissecting the strength of Iran’s regime and Trump’s wait-and-see approach to the war

1 week ago | pbs.org | Dan Sagalyn

Abbas Milani: Well, I clearly think the regime has been negotiating. I think they have been sending signals. They have been negotiating with Europeans. They have apparently been negotiating with the U.S.What the regime says often is not the same as what the regime does. What the regime does in private behind closed doors is to negotiate, to try to see whether they can get a deal, but publicly they continue to repeat their bombastic rhetoric. So I think they are negotiating.