Apr 23 American who was spokesman for Osama bin Laden killed By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Adam Gadahn, a former Little Leaguer who grew up to become a spokesman for Osama bin Laden, was born in 1978 in Oregon as Adam Pearlman. He was killed in a drone strike in January. Continue reading
Apr 23 Report: Alarm at George H.W. Bush home broken for 13 months By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The alarm at former President George H.W. Bush's Texas home was broken for at least 13 months before the Secret Service fixed it, according to a report released Thursday by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general. Continue reading
Apr 23 American, Italian hostages killed in U.S. drone strike By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans working with the terror group, were inadvertently killed by CIA drone strikes early this year, the government revealed Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 4:51 Crime ring busted for stealing valuable Kentucky bourbon By PBS News Hour In 2013, 200 bottles of valuable Pappy Van Winkle bourbon whiskey were stolen from a locked and secure distillery in Kentucky. On Tuesday, authorities said they found a bourbon crime ring connected with the heist; nine people were indicted for… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:07 The sister soldiers who assisted Special Ops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In Afghanistan, an elite band of female U.S. soldiers were deployed on risky night raids with one of the toughest special operations units. Margaret Warner talks to Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, who recounts their story in her book, “Ashley’s War.”… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:32 These student whistleblowers spoke up to prevent a shooting By PBS News Hour One year ago, two students in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, began sharing plans to gun down their classmates. They may have gotten away with it had it not been for a group of students who alerted school authorities. Young journalists from NewsHour’s… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:39 Can police reform happen in Philadelphia? By PBS News Hour Last December, Brandon Tate-Brown was killed by Philadelphia police after being pulled over for driving with his headlights off. His family is not alone in their pain -- there have been 394 shootings involving the police in Philadelphia since 2007. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:28 Oklahoma links earthquakes to oil and gas industry wastewater By PBS News Hour There has been a sharp increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma in recent years. Some observers have suggested the rise of oil and gas drilling is responsible. The state’s government, however, hasn’t acknowledged that link until now. Gwen… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Judge approves NFL concussion settlement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge in Philadelphia approved the NFL settlement of thousands of concussion lawsuits. An estimated 6,000 former players who develop Alzheimer’s or moderate dementia will get an average of $190,000 each. Also, the Senate… Continue watching
Apr 22 IRS dropped 8 million calls during tax filing season By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The IRS' overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services to help pay to enforce President Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading