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News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise in New Orleans

Season 2026 Episode 232 | 6m 09s

In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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