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PBS NewsHour · News · 11:29 PM

PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 5, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court kicks off a new term with arguments on whether energy companies can be held liable for climate change. A technician at a Russian lab dies of what is suspected to be a pneumon…

PBS NewsHour · News · 11:04 PM

'American Pope' traces Leo's journey from Chicago to the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American to lead the Catholic Church. But the path that brought him there stretched from Chicago’s South Side to decades of missionary work in Peru and ultimately to the highest…

PBS NewsHour · News · 10:57 PM

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's payout promises

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump continuing to promise payouts to voters if Republicans…

PBS NewsHour · News · 10:44 PM

As GLP-1s reshape America, questions and new uses emerge

Hailed by some as miracle drugs, GLP-1s have surged in popularity in the past few years. An estimated one out of every eight Americans is now on some version of them and scientists continue to research new potential u…

PBS NewsHour · News · 10:39 PM

Marine's murder charge in Japan fuels local debate over U.S. military presence

A U.S. Marine has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman. The Japanese government has lodged a complaint with the U.S. and is demanding full cooperation with the investigation. From Okina…