Dec 03 Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has spent 500 days in Iranian prison By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins On July 22, 2014, Rezaian was arrested in Tehran and accused of spying, which the Washington Post maintains is groundless. Continue reading
Dec 03 Defense Secretary Carter opens all combat jobs to women By P. J. Tobia A senior defense official has told the Associated Press that Defense Secretary Ash Carter will announce that he is lifting the ban on combat jobs for women. Continue reading
Dec 03 Everything we know about the San Bernardino shooting By Larisa Epatko Two assailants shot and killed 14 people and wounded 21 others at a holiday party for county employees in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday. Reaction the next day included commentary on gun laws and words of comfort for the suffering. Continue reading
Dec 03 VIDEO: San Francisco police shoot and kill stabbing suspect By Joshua Barajas Five San Francisco police officers fatally shot a man Wednesday, a scene that was apparently captured by an eyewitness and uploaded to Instagram, the San Francisco Examiner reported. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:37 San Bernardino attack suspects killed in police shootout By PBS News Hour Gunmen in military-style gear opened fired at a at banquet facility in a social services complex in San Bernardino, California, killing at least 14 and wounding 17 more. After fleeing, two suspects -- one male and one female -- later… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 47:40 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, gunmen attacked a social services center in San Bernardino, killing more than a dozen people. Also: The British House of Commons approves airstrikes against ISIS, corruption steals oil, weapons and lives in Nigeria, a massive philanthropic… Continue watching
Dec 02 Here's a map of all the mass shootings in 2015 By Megan Crigger, Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam The NewsHour has updated its map that documents all the U.S. mass shootings in 2015 alone. As details surrounding the San Bernardino, California, shooting gradually emerged Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama told CBS News that the U.S. has “a pattern… Continue reading
Dec 02 Local reporter caught in middle of San Bernardino shootout By William Brangham A local San Bernardino reporter was caught in the middle of the shootout between police and the alleged suspects from today’s mass shooting in Southern California. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:14 How Zuckerberg and Chan just changed big charitable giving By PBS News Hour Following the birth of their daughter Max, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced they will donate 99 percent of their wealth to charity. The money will be managed by a limited liability corporation called the… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:10 Mexican wind farm sending power to U.S. comes under fire By PBS News Hour A historic wind farm began sending electricity to San Diego from Mexico this year. For the small rural community leasing the land, it offers a financial boon. But the entire project is being challenged in court, due to claims that… Continue watching