May 25 Veteran honors fallen military by writing more than 2,300 names from memory By Justin Scuiletti Memorial Day is a time for Americans to honor members of the U.S. military who laid down their lives in the service of the country. For U.S. Navy veteran Ron White, his method of memorializing takes on a unique form. Continue reading
May 25 Photos: Afghan soldiers bear brunt of attacks as war winds down By Larisa Epatko The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan originally scheduled for 2014 was extended through the end of this year. It’s one of the realities of the long-standing war and part of the effort to preserve hard-fought gains. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Malaysia and Thailand turn away migrant boats By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Malaysia and Thailand turned away three boats crammed with more than 1,100 migrants. Refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar have been abandoned at sea by human traffickers. Also, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a hotel attack… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Saudi leaders visit White House By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama greeted the Crown Prince and Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, amid tensions over a potential nuclear deal with Iran. The summit will also focus on Yemen, where Saudis and their Sunni allies… Continue watching
May 08 New push to give Pentagon the lead on drone strikes By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The deaths of an Italian and an American in a covert CIA drone strike in Pakistan — and the rhetorical contortions required of the president when he informed the world — have breathed new urgency into a long-stalled… Continue reading
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 20 Watch 5:52 Convicted former CIA contractor speaks out about prisoner interrogation By PBS News Hour Only once has a CIA-connected interrogator been brought to trial in a torture-related case. David Passaro was convicted of abusing a prisoner who died after three days of interrogation at a remote base in Afghanistan. Passaro, now out of prison,… Continue watching
Apr 20 Could the fix for Afghanistan's opium economy be in your pantry? By Larisa Epatko In the mood for some saffron tea or saffron-infused asparagus salad? Kimberly Jung, a Harvard Business School student and former Army officer, hopes so. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 5:52 News Wrap: Missing Germanwings black box located By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, investigators announced they found the second black box recorder of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps. German prosecutors announced that the co-pilot accused of the crash apparently researched suicide methods and cockpit… Continue watching