Sep 08 How to help Hurricane Irma victims By Teresa Carey As Hurricane Irma moves over open water toward the U.S., and Florida Gov. Rick Scott urges those in evacuation zones to “get out now,” here’s how you can help. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:06 With packed agenda, can Congress pass immigration reform? By PBS News Hour Lawmakers returning to Congress face a growing to-do list: raising the debt ceiling, passing Hurricane Harvey aid and now responding to President Trump’s DACA decision. John Yang is joined by Erica Werner, a congressional correspondent for the Associated Press, to… Continue watching
Sep 01 White House to ask for $5.9 billion for Harvey recovery aid By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Trump proposal, which is being finalized pending White House consultations with key Republicans, is likely to be just a fraction of an eventual Harvey recovery package that could rival the $100-billion-plus in taxpayer-financed help for victims of 2005's Hurricane… Continue reading
Sep 01 Trump’s hiring, budget raises questions about U.S. Harvey help By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Much of FEMA's widely-praised response is the product of laws and procedures that grew under Trump's predecessors after the government's botched response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Continue reading
Aug 31 House could act to provide relief money for Hurricane Harvey aftermath as early as next week By Andrew Taylor and Erica Werner, Associated Press Members of the Texas and Louisiana delegation are pressing for fast action when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week from their summer recess. Continue reading
Oct 19 As battle for Mosul continues, aid agencies prepare for mass exodus By Ryan Connelly Holmes International aid agencies are preparing for what the United Nations estimates could be an exodus of as many as one million people. Continue reading
Apr 12 Bono urges lawmakers to view aid as national security By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Bono brought his star power to Capitol Hill Tuesday as he called on members of Congress to take swift action on the refugee crisis and violent extremism. Continue reading
Mar 11 U.S. to send unarmed drones, but no lethal aid, to Ukraine By Nedra Pickler, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced Wednesday that it is sending small unarmed drones, armored Humvees and other assistance to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. Lethal weapons were not included, to the dismay of some U.S. lawmakers. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Saving lives and bearing witness in hot spots around the world By PBS News Hour The New York doctor infected with Ebola was working in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian organization that deploys specialists to provide medical help in crisis zones all over the world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro offers a… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch What’s motivating the Boko Haram cease-fire? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching