Dec 22 Watch 7:31 Why shopping on Sunday is a controversial economic idea in Greece By PBS News Hour Americans take shopping on a Sunday for granted. But Greece, a heavily religious country, has been reluctant to embrace the concept. Now, seven years into a financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund is insisting that the government allow Sunday shopping,… Continue watching
Nov 16 Obama urges nations not to give in to isolationist impulses By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama issued a parting plea to world leaders not to let the fear of globalization tugging at Europe and the U.S. pull them away from their core democratic values. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Obama warns of ‘crude sort of nationalism’ rising By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama urged world leaders to heed the results of the U.S. election, won by Donald Trump. Saying voters are scared about the fortunes of their children, the president warned other nations to guard against… Continue watching
Nov 15 Obama reassures Greece of U.S. commitment to NATO By Elena Becatoros and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying Democratic and Republican administrations alike… Continue reading
Nov 12 On last foreign tour, Obama must find a way to explain Trump By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders about the outcome of the U.S. election. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:32 Greece sends stranded refugee children to school, stoking anti-migrant resistance By PBS News Hour Greece launched a program Monday to provide education to the thousands of migrant children displaced in that nation. But the program is facing resistance from Greek parents concerned about cultural differences and infectious diseases. The pushback is one example of… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: FBI investigated New York-area bombing suspect in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the FBI briefly investigated Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings, in 2014, after he allegedly stabbed his brother. Also, French authorities have… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 4:13 This Olympian — and poet — on her love for “freedom within boundaries” By PBS News Hour On Friday, long-distance runner Alexi Pappas will compete in Rio in her first-ever Olympic race. But unlike many of her Olympic peers, Pappas does not put all her talent in one basket. In addition to training as a world-class runner,… Continue watching
May 31 More than 2,500 migrants have died so far this year, outpacing 2015 By Kulsoom Khan At least 880 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea over the past week, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:57 NewsHour’s Malcolm Brabant reflects on Peabody win — and his own ‘Desperate Journey’ By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, the PBS NewsHour received the George Foster Peabody Award -- the highest honor in broadcast journalism -- for its coverage of the European migrant crisis with the “Desperate Journey” series. The award was accepted by special correspondent… Continue watching