Jun 26 Watch Team USA achieves its first goal: Advancing to the knockout round By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 22 Construction starts on ‘extremely large’ telescope By William Gansa The European Extremely Large Telescope will produce images 15 times sharper than those of the Hubble Telescope, and collect light faster than any other optical or infrared telescope. Continue reading
Jun 19 German researcher hauled to surface of alpine cave By Talia Mindich An injured German cave researcher was hauled the final 180 meters to the surface of the country’s deepest cavern Thursday morning, ending a more than week-long multinational rescue operation. Continue reading
Jun 18 U.S. arrests 89-year-old Auschwitz guard in Philadelphia By Saskia de Melker Johann Breyer, a retired tool maker in Philadelphia, is in custody after being accused of accessory to murder as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during World War II. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch the staggering preparations for D-Day in rare newsreel footage By News Desk Before the D-Day invasion, there was massive preparation on both sides of the conflict. Pulling together footage from around the globe, including from behind enemy lines, this United News newsreel gives us a glimpse of how massive the defensive and… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Obama promises unwavering support for Ukraine on anniversary of democracy in Poland By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 04 Can Americans compete with quality-driven Germans? By Paul Solman Werner Eikenbusch, BMW’s head of workforce development for the Americas, left high school in the 10th grade for an apprenticeship program that combined on-the-job training with vocational school. He eventually returned to school to become an engineer, and at BMW’s… Continue reading
May 02 Obama, Merkel threaten tougher sanctions on Russia By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Projecting unity on Ukraine, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened tougher and broader new sanctions against Russia on Friday if Moscow doesn't quickly change its disruptive behavior. "We will not have a choice but to move forward… Continue reading
May 02 Watch Obama and Merkel speak about Russia, economic issues and spying By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 02 Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford As more fighting has broken out in Eastern Ukraine, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be looking for a show of unity on the situation when they meet Friday at the White House. But if you want to… Continue reading