Sep 29 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Congress considers fix to bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Republican congressional leaders opened the door for changes in a new law allowing the relatives of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. White House spokesman John Earnest said Congress may be having buyers remorse after… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation By PBS News Hour Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut… Continue watching
Sep 28 Kerry threatens to end Syria talks with Russia over attacks in Aleppo By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Senate hits standstill on government funding bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, facing a Friday deadline, the Senate failed to advance a federal spending bill to keep the government in operation. And, the Syrian government’s offensive to take back Aleppo has shifted into high gear. Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Washington mall shooting suspect gives confession By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Arcan Cetin, the suspect in Saturday’s mall attack in Washington state, made a confession and has been charged with premeditated murder after allegedly gunning down five. Also, a man opened fire at a strip mall… Continue watching
Sep 24 Syrian government forces advance on Aleppo two weeks after ceasefire By Michael D. Regan Syrian government forces advanced in the city of Aleppo after airstrikes pounded rebel-held territory, killing dozens. The United Nations said nearly 2 million people are without water. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:45 News Wrap: Tulsa officer charged with Terence Crutcher death turns herself in By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man turned herself in before being released on a $50,000 bond. Also, Sen. Ted Cruz says he will vote for Donald… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:05 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire By PBS News Hour The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Is the Syrian cease-fire deal starting to fray? By PBS News Hour After a cease-fire started on Monday, Syrian state television showed bulldozers clearing the road into war-torn Aleppo -- a crucial step toward getting aid from Turkey. But due to missteps, U.N. convoys were left stuck at the Turkish border. Chief… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Skies over Aleppo fall silent amid cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the cease-fire in Syria seemed to be holding. The war torn city of Aleppo was markedly quiet, and some ventured outdoors. Also, Russian-backed rebels in Eastern Ukraine announced a unilateral cease-fire. The change came as… Continue watching