Category: News

Monday on the NewsHour, the rift between the U.S. and Israel widens due to a United Nations resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. Former President Trump gets a break on his multi-million dollar bond while he appeals a civil fraud ruling. Plus, how a pandemic-era child tax credit lifted some families out of poverty, but…

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker co-founded the band Sleater-Kinney together 30 years ago, and became an important part of the 1990s feminist punk scene in Olympia, Washington. Rolling Stone once called Sleater-Kinney the best American punk rock band ever. Brownstein and Tucker just released their 11th album, called Little Rope. While they were working on…

Israel says the resolution gives the country’s enemies a free pass. Show more Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report…

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy’s departure from the U.S. Senate race could open up new arguments for the clerks defending New Jersey’s unusual county line primary ballot system in court. One of the several attorneys looking to defend the county line system is telling the judge Murphy’s dropout “drastically changes” the court case, which…

A recent op-ed in The New York Times laments a decline in quality of dating apps. Listeners call in to share what their experience with online dating has been like recently and how they are coping with changes to the algorithms that fuel the apps. Read the full article here

The MTA will outfit more than 100 New York City buses with real-time camera display screens under a new pilot program that aims to make buses safer. Installed near the entry stairwells, the high-definition LCD screens will live stream video feeds from the cameras already on board, according to a press release from the MTA.…

Roughly 11,000 New York City school buses, nearly 15,000 municipal vehicles — as well as commuter buses with regular schedules — are slated to be exempt from Manhattan’s incoming congestion pricing tolls, MTA and city officials said Monday. The three groups are the latest, and likely final, classes of vehicles to get a pass from…

This compelling ‘3 Body Problem’ is well worth your attention This compelling ‘3 Body Problem’ is well worth your attention Netflix’s new series features one of the most complicated narratives our critic has seen on TV. But don’t be thrown – things become clearer as the drama progresses and the characters pull you in. Read…

The New York City Council is asking the state’s highest court to overturn rulings against a law that would grant noncitizens living legally in the five boroughs the right to vote in local elections. The Council filed a notice with the state Court of Appeals on Monday to defend Local Law 11, which allows green…