Aug 12 U.S. drone strike killed Islamic State leader in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:16 Obama appears at Pentagon to discuss strategy for countering ISIS By PBS News Hour President Obama spoke at the Pentagon Thursday about the U.S. plan for continued military action in Libya. His report came three days after the U.S. launched airstrikes in and around Sirte, in an attempt to reclaim the Islamic State stronghold. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: John Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, goes free By PBS News Hour A federal judge has found Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin no longer a threat to society and ordered his release from a mental hospital. John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, will live with… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:30 French ambassador says death truck driver wasn't religious, had no known ISIS ties By PBS News Hour French Ambassador Gerard Araud says that, so far, there is no known ISIS ties to Mohamed Bouhlel, the man who drove the death truck in Nice, killing more than 80 people. Nor was he on the list of radicalized people… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:14 In an instant, a joyous Bastille Day celebration becomes murderous nightmare By PBS News Hour Nice was a city in shock Friday after the Bastille Day truck attack that left more than 80 dead. "I don't feel safe. Not for me, not for my family. Not for my children," said one mom. As investigators dug… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Florida congresswoman indicted in fraudulent charity scandal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., and her chief of staff, were indicted on fraud charges, accused of lining their pockets with money from a fake charity that was supposed to give scholarships to poor kids. Also,… Continue watching
Jul 06 How ISIS uses smart phone apps to sell and register its sex slave captives By Lori Hinnant, Maya Alleuzzo and Balint Szlanko, Associated Press While the Islamic State group is losing territory in its self-styled caliphate, it is tightening its grip on the estimated 3,000 women and girls held as sex slaves. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks By PBS News Hour There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Three Saudi cities rocked by suicide bombings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, suicide bombings rocked three different cities in Saudi Arabia, just before the end of Ramadan. Two security officers died, in addition to the bombers. Also, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Independence Party, which is… Continue watching