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What a reusable rocket means for the future of spaceflight

A SpaceX rocket made a historic landing Monday night. After taking off from Cape Canaveral, the rocket booster landed gently back on Earth, suggesting a possible future for reusable rockets. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the significance.

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April 24, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:57
On this edition for Saturday, April 24, COVID-19 cases in India skyrocket as a devastating second wave overwhelms hospitals.
April 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:35
On this edition for Sunday, April 18, recent shootings and the ongoing Derek Chauvin trial reignite debate over police reform, and a conversation with singer-songwriter and musician Sam Amidon.
A crowd of men including Prince Charles, Prince Edward and Prince Harry walk behind a Land Rover truck carrying Prince Philip's casket.
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On this edition for Saturday, April 17, global COVID-19 death toll crosses 3 million, the latest on the mass shooting in Indianapolis, Prince Philip is laid to rest, and more.
A U.S. flag flaps in the wind outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
24:00
On this edition for Sunday, March 7, COVID-19 economic relief for millions of Americans inches closer to the finish line, President Biden’s executive orders and next legislative priorities, and more.
February 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
23:59
On this edition for Sunday, February 28, Johnson & Johnson says it expects to start shipping the first doses of its newly FDA-approved vaccine on Monday.
February 15, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Monday on the NewsHour, an unusually large winter storm causes freezing temperatures, power outages and extreme weather across the U.S., and more.
February 13, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
27:59
On this edition for Saturday, February 13, the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump, with seven Republicans crossing party lines to convict him on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection.
February 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Thursday on the NewsHour, Democrats wrap up their argument in the impeachment trial of former President Trump, violence persists and democracy remains elusive in the Middle East a decade after the Arab Spring uprisings, and more.
February 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the second Senate judgement of former President Trump intensifies as Democrats make their case over his incitement of the Capitol riot.
President Joe Biden walking through the snow.
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On this edition for Sunday, February 7, with Trump’s impeachment trial looming, Biden focuses on the pandemic and his first 100-days agenda, a look at America’s longest war, 20 years since the start of the war in Afghanistan, and more.
February 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:44
Thursday on the NewsHour, despite calls for unity the two parties are staking out different positions on COVID relief as Republicans battle openly over one of their own.
February 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Wednesday on the NewsHour, even as lawmakers paid respects to a fallen Capitol Hill police officer Republicans face a defining moment for the party's future, the U.S. and Russia agree to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, and more.
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This weekend’s Stockton Pride will be ‘loud and proud,’ despite hate incidents
This weekend’s Stockton Pride will be ‘loud and proud,’ despite hate incidents
This Saturday, Stockton Pride will return for its 14th year, with more planned vendors than last year and a higher expected turnout.
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Ice agents detain US citizen as LA immigration raids continue: ‘It’s racial profiling’
Ice agents detain US citizen as LA immigration raids continue: ‘It’s racial profiling’
Officers arrest people at swap meet in Santa Fe and detain people in Montebello as curfew in LA remains in place
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Jon Yao Kato, owner of DTLA's Kato, is voted Best Chef in California in 2025 James Beard awards
Jon Yao Kato, owner of DTLA's Kato, is voted Best Chef in California in 2025 James Beard awards
Jon Yao Kato, owner of Kato, the upscale Taiwanese restaurant in downtown L.A., has been recognized as the best chef in California by the James Beard Foundation.
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California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State
California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State
Senate Bill 627, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, comes as tensions have escalated between the state and the Trump administration, which has vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history.
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