Nov 30 Clashes intesify between police and protesters in Hong Kong By Rialda Zukic Protests turned violent early Monday morning in Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists clashed with police near government headquarters over protesters' demands for free elections for Hong Kong's next leader. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch News Wrap: Cleveland police release video showing fatal shooting of 12-year-old By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Cleveland police released a surveillance video showing Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, being shot by an officer. The child appeared to be brandishing a gun before being shot. There was no audio track on… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: Islamic State group claims it took U.S. air-dropped weapons By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters in Syria have reportedly taken weapons air-dropped by the U.S. for Kurdish fighters in Kobani. Meanwhile, in Baghdad, a series of bombings left 30 people dead in Shiite districts. In Hong Kong, student leaders sat down with… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Wave of Islamic State attacks strike Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, bombings and mortar fire rocked mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad. At least 50 people were killed in a wave of terror attacks by Islamic State forces. Also, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying asked demonstrators to… Continue watching
Oct 15 Police clash with protesters at disputed underpass in Hong Kong By News Desk Hong Kong police armed with riot shields and pepper spray battled pro-democracy activists for control of an underpass overnight Wednesday, sparking the worst violence yet in the two-week protests. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch News Wrap: CDC 'doubling down' on Ebola training By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, CDC director Tom Frieden stressed the importance of improving the safety of health workers on the front lines of treating Ebola after a Dallas nurse was confirmed to have contracted the disease by caring for… Continue watching
Oct 13 Opponents of Hong Kong protests attempt to dismantle barricades By Justin Scuiletti Hundreds of people rushed the barricades of pro-democracy protesters in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong Monday, battling with demonstrators to remove roadblocks that have caused traffic congestion in the city over the past two weeks. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch News Wrap: Neuroscientists to share Nobel in Medicine for discovering brain's 'GPS' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three neuroscientists for discovering the brain system that helps people orient themselves. Also, pro-democracy protests seemed to wane in Hong Kong. Talks have begun between the government… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch News Wrap: Violence erupts between police and protesters in Hong Kong By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, violence erupted between pro-democracy protesters and Hong Kong police, who have confronted each other in the streets for six straight days. Also, students and their supporters in one Colorado county will resume protests against new… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch News Wrap: Hong Kong leader offers meeting while warning protesters not to storm buildings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the leader of Hong Kong’s government defied calls for him to step down and warned protesters not to storm buildings. Gwen Ifill speaks with Demetri Sevastopulo on what’s driving young protestors. Also, as many as… Continue watching