Jan 12 Obama reaches for upbeat outlook in final State of the Union By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver a final State of the Union address Tuesday brimming with optimism — far more than most Americans possess. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Aid arrives in starved Syrian town By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, an aid convoy with food and medicine finally got through to a Syrian town that was starving death. Also, gunmen burst into a shopping mall in Iraq, killing at least 18 and wounding 40 others. Continue watching
Jan 10 Senate will not take up Obama’s new war powers request to fight ISIS By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Senate won't take up President Barack Obama's request for new war powers to fight the Islamic State group, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday, to avoid tying the hands of the next president. Continue reading
Jan 05 Deliberate acts cause more airline deaths than accidents By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 7:26 Daily airstrikes and specter of ISIS loom over Aleppo civilians By PBS News Hour The plight of refugees fleeing the war in Syria has been well documented across the last year, but what is life like for those who stayed behind? Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist and activist Rami Jarrah about how civilians are… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:28 News Wrap: Gunman kills two in Tel Aviv attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a gunman killed two and wounded at least three others at a popular bar in Tel Aviv. A manhunt was launched for the unidentified shooter. Also, Bavaria's top security official says there's no longer any… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 7:56 After Ramadi, bigger fights to come in Iraq against ISIS By PBS News Hour The worst finally seems over for the civilians of Ramadi, who are beginning to emerge after living for months under Islamic State control. Iraqi forces recaptured the city center on Monday, but are still removing bombs and searching for militants. Continue watching
Dec 31 Was 2015 the end of America as a superpower? By P. J. Tobia Year-end shows are usually a yawn. A few big events of the soon-to-be past year are duly noted and analyzed before the view shifts to the year to come. But 2015 has been truly remarkable. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 5:41 Iraqi forces score important victory with Ramadi recapture By PBS News Hour After a seven-month siege by the Islamic State militant group, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted his country's flag in Ramadi after government troops retook the city center. But the battle isn't completely over: Militants remain in other parts of… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday. Continue reading