Episodes

  • Judge rules Google broke antitrust laws to maintain search monopoly

    Judge rules Google broke antitrust laws to maintain search monopoly
    Aug 5 2024
    In a landmark ruling, a federal judge has found that Google broke antitrust laws to maintain a monopoly in online searches. The ruling could upend how Americans get their information online and fundamentally change the way big tech companies operate. Amna Nawaz discussed the case with Rebecca Allensworth, a professor at Vanderbilt Law School. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • The data fueling investor concerns as stocks plunge on recession fears

    The data fueling investor concerns as stocks plunge on recession fears
    Aug 5 2024
    Global markets have plunged on fears that the world's strongest economy, the United States, may be slowing down. U.S. Stocks also fell with all three indexes recording losses. To discuss what happened and what it means, Amna Nawaz spoke with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • News Wrap: Bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees country after weeks of protests

    News Wrap: Bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees country after weeks of protests
    Aug 5 2024
    In our news wrap Monday, the prime minister of Bangladesh resigned and fled the country after weeks of violent demonstrations., U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at the Al Asad military base in Iraq and Secretary of State Blinken spoke with his Middle Eastern counterparts encouraging them to tell Iran that escalation is not in their interest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Hurricane Debby lashes Florida's coast and brings potential for historic rainfall inland

    Hurricane Debby lashes Florida's coast and brings potential for historic rainfall inland
    Aug 5 2024
    Hurricane Debby barreled into Florida as a Category 1 storm on Monday. Now a tropical storm, it's slowly moving inland and is expected to affect Georgia and the Carolinas. Debby's gusty winds are packing a punch, with hundreds of thousands of power outages reported, but authorities are most concerned about the expected historic rainfall. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    3 mins
  • Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England

    Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England
    Aug 5 2024
    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in office just a month, has promised to crack down on groups of 'right-wing thugs' who've ignited a week of racially motivated, anti-immigrant riots in towns and cities across England. Nearly 400 people have been arrested in the past few days, and more arrests are expected. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Black women in Georgia discuss their key election issues and Harris' historic campaign

    Black women in Georgia discuss their key election issues and Harris' historic campaign
    Aug 5 2024
    Monday marked the final round of online balloting by Democratic delegates, officially making Vice President Kamala Harris the first Black and South Asian woman to secure the presidential nomination from one of the two major parties. Laura Barrón-López traveled to Georgia to hear from Black women, a pivotal voting bloc for the Democratic Party, about Harris' candidacy and this milestone. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the importance of Harris' running mate decision

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the importance of Harris' running mate decision
    Aug 5 2024
    NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the benefits of Kamala Harris' running mate options, the latest campaign fundraising reports and Donald Trump's struggle to find a message against his new opponent. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 mins
  • Inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where Hamas is gaining popularity amid war

    Inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where Hamas is gaining popularity amid war
    Aug 5 2024
    The killing of a top Hamas leader shook a Middle East already ten months into a brutal war. It has also galvanized Palestinian populations beyond Gaza and the West Bank, especially in Lebanon, long home to both political and armed groups and hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained rare access to Hamas operations there and reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins