Dec 05 House leaders move on plan to fund government past next week By Erica Werner, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sidestepping immigration hardliners, House Republican leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill that would keep the government running past next week. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch New gains seen as Iraqi army pushes back against Islamic State fighters By PBS News Hour Just a few months ago, some U.S. officials worried that ISIS could be in a position to overtake Baghdad. But now there are new signs of confidence in the fight against the extremist group. For more, Douglas Ollivant, a partner… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Targeting the Islamic State's money supply By PBS News Hour While much attention has been paid to the military campaign against the Islamic State, an equally important U.S. battle is targeting their funding, gained mostly through ransom, extortion and theft. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner discusses efforts to stifle… Continue watching
Nov 17 Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan By Dan Sagalyn There were at least 230 burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan according data from the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Defense. Beginning in 2008, veterans across the United States began suing former Haliburton subsidiary KBR Inc., the company… Continue reading
Nov 16 ISIS claims to have executed American aid worker By Julie Pace, Associated Press The White House says the U.S. intelligence community is working to determine the authenticity of a video that purports to show that Islamic State militants have beheaded American aid worker Peter Kassig. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Islamic State releases defiant message as U.S. lawmakers criticize strategy to defeat the group - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. nurses rally for improved Ebola protections By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American nurses staged rallies and strikes in parts of the U.S. to call for better protection for medical workers who may treat Ebola patients. Also, NOAA, the federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Vets reveal the stories in their tattoos in new exhibit 'War Ink' By Alexis Cox As the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan prepares to wind down later this year, more American veterans are returning home and struggling to process their wartime experiences. "War Ink," new online exhibit, uses tattoo art to spark conversations with war… Continue reading
Nov 11 Photographer captures portraits of vets and things they carried home from war By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Jennifer Karady is a photographer who works with veterans to create what she calls "staged narrative photographs" about the psychological effects of war. Watch a Detroit Public Television report. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Capturing the difficulties of returning to civilian life By PBS News Hour Continue watching