Nation Jan 06 What to know about the Meta smart glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter By Associated Press
Nation Jan 01 Watch 7:58 New Year’s celebrations turn to horror as death toll rises in New Orleans attack A deadly attack in New Orleans early New Year’s Day killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured after a man driving a truck barreled through the city's French Quarter. Authorities say they found an ISIS flag and weapons… By Laura Barrón-López, Azhar Merchant, Courtney Norris, Dan Sagalyn, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Jan 01 Watch 6:08 Examining possible security lapses in New Orleans attack For a closer look at how things unfolded from a security perspective in the New Orleans attack, Laura Barrón-López spoke with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the Homeland Security… By Laura Barrón-López
Nation Jan 04 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Dylann Roof insists he’s not mentally ill at sentencing In our news wrap Wednesday, the white supremacist who killed nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, insisted in court he’s not mentally ill. Dylann Roof is acting as his own lawyer in the death penalty phase of his federal… By PBS News Hour
World Jan 02 Watch 5:57 Turkey faces daunting two-front terror threat What's behind the latest deadly rampage in Turkey, one in a string of terror attacks there in the past year? William Brangham speaks with Bulent Aliriza from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the two-front attack facing Turkey… By PBS News Hour
Jan 02 Watch 2:02 Turkey nightclub attacker still at large; ISIS claims responsibility By PBS News Hour In Turkey, a nationwide manhunt is underway for the attacker who opened fire on an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 39. Turkey has been a key player in the fight against the Islamic State… Continue watching
Dec 26 ‘What this year will be’ By Mary Jo Brooks Shelley Girdner's recently published debut collection is called “You Were That White Bird” and is filled with poems that capture the details in the natural world around her and the small miracles of her life. Continue reading
Jan 01 Dubai investigates New Year’s Eve fire that engulfed hotel By Joshua Barajas Investigators in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, launched a probe to determine the cause of a fire that broke out at The Address Downtown luxury hotel Thursday, a couple of hours before the city's New Year's Eve fireworks display. Continue reading
Dec 31 35 killed, 42 injured in Shanghai stampede at New Year’s event By Joshua Barajas At least 35 people were killed and another 42 injured during a New Year's celebration in Shanghai, local media reported. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Zero U.S. Combat Deaths in Iraq in December In other news, December was the first month in the nearly seven-year long Iraq war without a U.S. combat death, and the U.K. launched a review of airport security in the wake of the failed plane bombing over Detroit on… Continue watching