PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 15, 2026
Thursday on the News Hour, Russia bombards Ukraine with hundreds of drones and Ukraine responds, defying President Trump’s demand of an energy ceasefire. A measles outbreak gripping Pennsylvania claims more lives despite public officials’ calls to get vaccinated. Plus, we examine the wider effects on students and higher education when small liberal arts colleges shut down.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Ukraine resumes energy strikes, saying Russia never stopped
https://youtu.be/7ljcS7vdydE
Ukraine less reliant on U.S. amid rift, ex-ambassador says
https://youtu.be/1InmcAy8JkI
News Wrap: Trump says execution will not be livestreamed
https://youtu.be/sdv7LU25xAU
Pennsylvania doctor urges vaccination amid measles outbreak
https://youtu.be/dQAWem3Bh5k
An accounting of Trump’s promised payouts
https://youtu.be/cCTwJHPQjiI
Inside Georgia’s Senate race between Ossoff and Collins
https://youtu.be/EbW2cPfZaoY
Why small colleges are closing and the toll on communities
https://youtu.be/-QvCWsDpabs
David Byrne explores the art of rediscovery in new book
https://youtu.be/BxL3NbIBndk
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00:00 – INTRO
02:29 – Ukraine resumes energy strikes, saying Russia never stopped
06:17 – Ukraine less reliant on U.S. amid rift, ex-ambassador says
11:28 – News Wrap
17:42 – Measles Outbreak
23:54 – An accounting of Trump’s promised payouts
28:32 – Inside Georgia’s Senate race between Ossoff and Collins
36:31 – Rethinking College
45:01 – “Sleeping Beauties”
53:33 – Goodnight
