World Sep 10 U.S. and Russia create joint plan to defeat ISIS The U.S. and Russia have embarked on a new plan to end Syria’s civil war that calls for a ceasefire in the country that will take effect Monday. If the truce lasts for a week, the U.S. and Russia will…
Nation Sep 10 Should 9/11 trials be held at Guantanamo Bay? The five men blamed for planning the attacks of September 11 have yet to be tried in a military commission. Nearly 15 years after that day, they remain detained at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Now, some…
Nation Sep 09 Visiting the 9/11 memorials with those most closely affected There are three national memorials that honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. For some, they provide a mechanism of healing, for others, a chance to remember, and still for others, a way to understand the historical significance of that…
Nation Sep 09 After legal disappointment, North Dakota pipeline protesters vow to fight on There’s been a months-long standoff over the construction of a $3.8 billion pipeline extension designed to run near tribal land in North Dakota. On Friday, a federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to stop the project. But…
Episode Sep 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 9, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, North Korea conducts its biggest nuclear test yet, sparking global condemnation. Also: A judge’s refusal to block a pipeline project in North Dakota sparks outrage, Shields and Brooks weigh in on the week’s news, a look…
Politics Sep 09 North Korean nuclear test reverberates on the campaign trail News that North Korea had conducted its fifth nuclear test compelled both presidential candidates to respond on the campaign trail. Hillary Clinton condemned the action after meeting with national security advisers. Donald Trump tried to tie the North Korean test…
Politics Sep 09 News Wrap: House votes to let families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia In our news wrap Friday, two days before the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. House gave final approval for 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia, although the White House has made suggestions of a veto. Also,…
World Sep 09 Standing up Afghan army is like ‘trying to build an airplane while in flight,’ says top U.S. general U.S. and coalition forces have been in Afghanistan for 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. Though their numbers have drastically decreased as the U.S. has trained Afghan security forces, it is not easy to build an army in the middle…