• Amid a violent week in Syria, a look at the stability of the new government

    Amid a violent week in Syria, a look at the stability of the new government

    Jul 17, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... worried. Over the past seven months, they -- the authorities in Damascus have tried to engage in peace talks. Despite a push sometimes, for example, from Turkey to attack the Kurdish-dominated area and retake it by force, Damascus has tried to say, no, let's talk with them and kind ...

  • Syrian forces leave Sweida after days of clashes with Druze minority

    Syrian forces leave Sweida after days of clashes with Druze minority

    Jul 17, 2025 05:27 PM EDT

    ... forces and their allies — and that at least three Bedouin civilians were killed in revenge attacks Thursday by Druze militiamen. Looting homes and killing civilians Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and intelligence chief İbrahim Kalin held a series of diplomatic and security contacts to deescalate the clashes, a Turkish ...

  • WATCH: Rollins and RFK Jr. announce U.S. ice cream makers will stop using artificial dyes by 2028

    WATCH: Rollins and RFK Jr. announce U.S. ice cream makers will stop using artificial dyes by 2028

    Jul 14, 2025 03:33 PM EDT

    ... are Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. The trade group wouldn't identify the firms, although Turkey Hill Dairy chief executive Andy Jacobs joined the gathering. The national focus on artificial food dyes is "a good step to take," but officials ...

  • July 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    July 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Jul 11, 2025 11:43 PM EDT

    ... a look at a home for disabled youth piecing together what's left after a devastating loss. How the toy industry is feeling the effects of Trump's tariffs. Plus, in a step toward peace, a Kurdish insurgent group in Turkey that's spent years fighting for independence begins disarming.

  • Musk's AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes comments praising Hitler

    Musk's AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes comments praising Hitler

    Jul 09, 2025 06:35 PM EDT

    ... reported that Grok posted vulgarities about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his late mother and well-known personalities. Offensive responses were also directed toward modern Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, other media outlets said. That prompted the Ankara public prosecutor to file for the imposition of restrictions under Turkey ...

  • Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll passes 100 in flood-ravaged Texas

    Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll passes 100 in flood-ravaged Texas

    Jul 09, 2025 03:51 PM EDT

    INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas' Hill Country for dead bodies. As she and her rescue mates trudged through the muddy terrain, state officials announced that more than 160 people are still ...

  • Yemen's Houthi rebels attack Red Sea ship, killing 3, after claiming they sank another

    Yemen's Houthi rebels attack Red Sea ship, killing 3, after claiming they sank another

    Jul 08, 2025 01:28 PM EDT

    ... of 22 to abandon the vessel. The rebels later said it sank in the Red Sea with its cargo of fertilizer and steel billets for Turkey. "It is the first such attack against a commercial vessel in 2025, a serious escalation endangering maritime security in a vital waterway for the ...

  • News Wrap: Trump signs his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law

    News Wrap: Trump signs his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law

    Jul 04, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... of emergency and canceled its Fourth of July festivities.Meanwhile, parts of Europe are dealing with a different set of difficult conditions. Wildfires burned across Turkey today and new blazes broke out in Greece, where this week flames have already charred thousands of acres. And a record-breaking heat wave ...

  • News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear transgender athlete cases in its next term

    News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear transgender athlete cases in its next term

    Jul 03, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... to stay cool amid triple-digit temperatures. But, elsewhere, the heat, along with a severe drought, has allowed wildfires to rage in Greece, Germany and Turkey. The blazes have killed at least one person and forced thousands to evacuate. There is good economic news heading into the July 4 weekend ...

  • Trump says his 6th phone call with Putin this year 'didn't make any progress'

    Trump says his 6th phone call with Putin this year 'didn't make any progress'

    Jul 03, 2025 03:09 PM EDT

    ... his push for a quick halt to the fighting, and Putin voiced Moscow’s readiness to pursue talks with Kyiv, noting the previous rounds in Turkey yielded humanitarian results. At the same time, the Russian leader emphasized that Moscow will seek to achieve its goals in Ukraine and remove the ...