Aug 26 AP sources: U.S. surveillance planes fly over Syria By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Monday, August 25, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, mourners gather for the funeral of Michael Brown. We look for lessons from his death and the aftermath. Also: Assessing damage caused by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Napa, California, options for the U.S. if it… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Immigration lawyer helps detainees in New Mexico know their rights By PBS News Hour A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, charging immigration officials with violating the due process rights of detainees held at a New Mexico detention center. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery talked Laura Lichter -- with… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Wine country residents pick up after 6.0 earthquake strikes Napa By PBS News Hour Northern California’s Napa Valley began to assess the damage caused by a 6.0 earthquake on Sunday -- the largest quake to rock the region since 1989. At least 90 homes and buildings were deemed unsafe for occupancy, while the wine… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch After funeral, how does Ferguson begin repair? By PBS News Hour While mourners lay Michael Brown to rest, the meaning and impact of the death of the unarmed African-American teenager continues to provoke discourse around the nation. For insight on the debate over criminal justice and race, Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Aug 25 Google-like NSA search engine implemented to learn about civilians By Charles Pulliam-Moore Over 1,000 data analysts at 23 U.S. governmental agencies, including the DEA, FBI, and CIA, were given access to ICREACH -- a Google-like search engine populated with hundreds of millions of records detailing e-mails, phone calls, instant messages, and phone… Continue reading
Aug 25 Reporter's notebook: Dispute simmers at border detention center over ... crayons By Kathleen McCleery ARTESIA, N.M. -- It’s hard to believe -- given the political bantering, the economic hardships and the humanitarian crisis all swirling around the immigration issue -- that crayons are cause for distress. “Crayon-gate” was the word two volunteer attorneys used… Continue reading
Aug 25 Citing 'disruptive' edits, Wikipedia bars anonymous entries from Congress-linked computers By Anya van Wagtendonk Wikipedia users logging on from the U.S. House of Representatives have been barred from editing that website anonymously for one month, following a controversial edit to the entry for a popular TV series. Continue reading
Aug 25 Thousands mourn at the funeral for Michael Brown By Associated Press The parents of Michael Brown, the young black man whose fatal shooting by a white police officer sparked days of racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, are calling for a "day of silence" Monday when thousands are expected to attend Brown's… Continue reading