Apr 28 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Kathmandu continues search for buried survivors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the death toll of the Nepal earthquake rose to more than 4,600 and aid workers continue to look for survivors. Also, officials say they thwarted a suicide bombing attack on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Judge approves NFL concussion settlement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge in Philadelphia approved the NFL settlement of thousands of concussion lawsuits. An estimated 6,000 former players who develop Alzheimer’s or moderate dementia will get an average of $190,000 each. Also, the Senate… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:37 Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province By PBS News Hour After being driven out of Tikrit, the Islamic State has renewed its push into Western Anbar province. The government in Baghdad is wary of letting in fleeing families, seeing displaced people from IS strongholds as security risks. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Six arrested for conspiring to join Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, six Minnesota men will face trial for allegedly trying to join the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota said the six had Somali backgrounds and had been conspiring for 10 months. Also, the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 5:01 Threat of terror groups builds following ISIS suicide bombing in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Saturday's bombing in Afghanistan caps a chaotic week throughout much of the Muslim world. Violent conflicts are now raging in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and the threat posed by terror groups like ISIS and al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 5:06 Liberated from Islamic State, Tikrit struggles with reconciliation By PBS News Hour Tikrit is the first major Sunni city retaken from the Islamic State militants, who were pushed out of that stronghold with the help of U.S. airstrikes and Shia fighters -- some of whom are backed and equipped by Iran. But… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 5:09 High-level insurgent leader reported killed in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 2:48 Iraqi-Americans witness violence in their homeland from afar By PBS News Hour A U.S. visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi comes as the battle against the Islamic State appears to be making headway. But many Iraqi-Americans are still wary of the chaos that has unfolded. Three Iraqis living in the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 5:09 Can Nigeria’s new president advance the search for the missing schoolgirls? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Obama to take Cuba off state sponsor of terror list By PBS News Hour Continue watching