Sep 12 Watch 4:53 A survivor’s fight for health care for young adults impacted by 9/11 By PBS NewsHour On the day the two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, Lila Nordstrom, then a senior at Stuyvesant High School, was ordered to evacuate. Now a public health advocate and executive director of StuyHealth, which focuses on… Continue watching
Sep 12 Qatar sends high-level delegation to Afghanistan By Associated Press Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen tweeted Sunday about the high-level delegation, saying it included Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdur Rahman Al-Thani, the deputy prime minister who is also Qatar’s foreign minister. Continue reading
Sep 12 Pope to Orban’s Hungary: Open your arms to everyone By Nicole Winfield, Justin Spike, Associated Press Francis spent just seven hours in Budapest before arriving Sunday afternoon in neighboring Slovakia to start a four-day tour. The lopsided itinerary suggested that Francis wanted to avoid giving Orban — the type of populist nationalist he frequently criticizes —… Continue reading
Sep 12 Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government’s new higher education minister said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 11 UN chief: World is at `pivotal moment’ and must avert crises By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dire warning that the world is moving in the wrong direction and faces “a pivotal moment” where continuing business as usual could lead to a breakdown of global order and a future of perpetual… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 4:36 A photographer’s view of 9/11 from across the river By PBS NewsHour Weekend On the morning of September 11th, photojournalist Jennifer Brown raced down to the waterfront in her town of Jersey City, NJ. Directly across the river from the World Trade Center, Brown photographed the attacks for the former Star-Ledger, now NJ… Continue watching
Sep 11 As world marks 9/11, Taliban flag raised over seat of power By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban raised their iconic white flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:10 20 years after 9/11, Dearborn market helps unify Arab community By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The attacks of 9/11 fueled Islamophobia, and increased incidents of hate crimes against Muslims and Arabs. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the events of 9/11 were a catalyst for an Arab community in metropolitan Detroit to unite and… Continue watching
Sep 11 Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Before the event began, a jet flew overhead in an eerie echo of the attacks, drawing a glance from Biden toward the sky. For much of the ceremony he stood with his arms crossed and head bowed, listening while the… Continue reading
Sep 11 China to donate 3M vaccine doses to Vietnam By Associated Press The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge Saturday as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Hanoi. The visit comes amid a virus lockdown in Vietnam to contain a coronavirus surge. Continue reading