Sep 19 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Obama says ‘no connection’ between bombings and mall attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said there’s “no connection” between Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey and the Minnesota mall stabbings, which the Islamic State claimed it inspired. Also, the Syrian military declared a week-long ceasefire… Continue watching
Sep 18 In Florida, a shifting Cuban vote could be the difference By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Many Cuban-Americans express solidarity with other Latin-Americans who see Donald Trump as anti-Hispanic. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Congress returns from recess to tackle funding, Zika By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress came back from its summer recess with a full plate. It has less than a month to pass a funding bill and is under pressure to deliver a package to fight Florida’s homegrown Zika… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:26 Why Hermine is the first hurricane to hit U.S. soil in over a decade By PBS News Hour Early Friday morning, Hurricane Hermine hit Florida’s Big Bend region on the Gulf Coast, causing major damage and a state of emergency for more than 50 counties. Climate Central’s Sean Sublette joins William Brangham to consider what Hermine tells us… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Florida prepares for first hurricane since 2005 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, residents along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for a direct hit by Hurricane Hermine, the first to make landfall there in 11 years. Early rain has already caused minor flooding. Also, California state lawmakers voted… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: McCain, Rubio win their primaries By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio sailed past their primary election opponents ahead of tough general election contests. Also, for the first time in more than 50 years, a U.S. commercial flight landed in… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Polls open in high-profile congressional primaries; ISIS leader killed By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, polls opened in several high-profile primaries. In Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio (R) appears poised to maintain his seat, while Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) faces stiff competition from Tim Canova. In Arizona, Sen. John McCain… Continue watching
Aug 27 Genetically modified mosquitoes have wide support in Florida By Helen Branswell, STAT Most people in Florida — the first US state to experience local spread of the Zika virus — favor the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat spread of the virus, a new poll suggests. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching