Dec 22 Watch 9:21 At the end of 2015, is U.S. national security better off? By PBS News Hour From a national security perspective, is the U.S. better off than it was a year ago? Judy Woodruff gets reflections on the year in foreign affairs from former State Department officials Wendy Sherman and Richard Haass. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 2:29 How war and peace shaped the world in 2015 By PBS News Hour 2015 was not immune from conflict or bloodshed; there was the Syrian war, the fight against the Islamic State, terrorism on the African continent, the attack on Paris, combat in Eastern Ukraine. But there were major diplomatic agreements reached as… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 11:41 Why are indictments rare when people of color die in police custody? By PBS News Hour A grand jury in Texas has decided to not indict anyone yet in connection with the death of Sandra Bland while in police custody, effectively clearing officials and jail employees of criminal wrongdoing. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case with Molly… Continue watching
Dec 22 Crackdown on synthetic pot has driven the dangerous drug to the streets By Jon Gerberg As efforts to legalize marijuana increase across the country, what began as a novel, “legal” alternative to weed has devolved into a dangerous street drug. Synthetic marijuana comes in shiny, colorful packets scrawled with innocent-sounding names like “Scooby Snax,” “Bizarro”… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch What’s in that synthetic drug? An unknown grab-bag of toxic chemicals By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Bowe Bergdahl defers entering plea at Fort Bragg arraignment By News Desk Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl did not enter a plea at an arraignment at Fort Bragg Tuesday morning, deferring the action to a later date. Continue reading
Dec 22 Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years By Nancy Benac and Emily Swanson, Associated Press An Associated Press-GfK poll shows an apparent increase in support among Democrats and Republicans alike over the last year. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 6:28 Lost history treasures revealed as waters recede in Nevada By PBS News Hour The devastating drought that has ravaged the West has had an upside: it has made never-before-seen sights accessible. At Lake Mead in Nevada, recreational history hunters can now dive to see a B-29 bomber, and as special correspondent Sandra Hughes… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 6:31 Bagram attack is strongest sign yet of a Taliban resurgence By PBS News Hour Six soldiers were killed and two wounded in the U.S. military's worst single day in Afghanistan in over a year. A suicide bomber drove a motorcycle into a joint U.S.-Afghan foot patrol near Bagram Airfield. That follows a retreat by… Continue watching