Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Hamas agree to three-day cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egypt brokered a three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas following a brief, localized truce to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, Israel made a deadly strike on a house in Gaza City, and there were… Continue watching
Jun 23 Strong earthquake triggers tsunami warning off Alaska coast By News Desk A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, the Associated Press reports. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake at 12:53 p.m. local time Monday. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Major earthquake in Chile causes relatively limited damage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Tuesday night, generating a tsunami and causing thousands to evacuate their homes. Six people died. Also, the CEO of General Motors faced more scrutiny on… Continue watching
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Apr 02 Chile lifts tsunami warnings after 8.2 magnitude earthquake; Hawaii braces for potential tsunami waves By Ellen Rolfes An 8.2 magnitude earthquake, with at least 60 aftershocks and minor earthquakes, struck 55 miles off the coast of Chile, prompting evacuations until early Wednesday. Tsunami warnings were placed on several areas in northern Chile overnight and… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:48 Haitians blame UN soldiers for cholera crisis in wake of earthquake disaster By PBS News Hour Three years ago in Haiti, as the country struggled to recover from a devastating earthquake, a river near a United Nations base was poisoned with cholera; hundreds of thousands of people have been infected. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan Troops Work to Secure Nairobi Mall Site After Four-Day Battle In our news wrap Wednesday, Kenyan troops combed the Nairobi mall to ensure the site was secure after a four-day battle against al-Shabab militants, with a confirmed death toll of 72. Also, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in a rural part… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Danticat Reads an Excerpt from ‘Claire of the Sea Light' Edwidge Danticat Reads an Excerpt from ‘Claire of the Sea Light’… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Edwidge Danticat Reaches Back and Forward in Her New Novel Edwidge Danticat Reaches Back -- and Forward -- in Her New Novel Set in Haiti… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Broken Bolts Is Latest Woe for Late, Over Budget and Earthquake-Prone Bay Bridge Broken Bolts Is Latest Woe for Late, Over Budget and Earthquake-Prone Bay Bridge… Continue watching