May 01 Protesters in Baghdad disband, leave Green Zone after breach By Kamala Kelkar Thousands of protesters who broke through the blast walls of Baghdad’s fortified international government center on Saturday ended their demonstration on Sunday because it’s the anniversary of an Islamic leader’s martyrdom. Meanwhile, bombings continued in southern Iraq. Continue reading
May 01 Daniel Berrigan, priest and peace activist, dies at 94 By Michael D. Regan Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a Roman Catholic priest known for his resistance to the Vietnam War, died Saturday in New York City at the age of 94. Continue reading
May 01 Hazardous cleanup underway after train derails in northeast D.C. By News Desk, Emily Carpeaux The train derailed near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station, causing several overturned cars and a hazardous leak. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode April 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 30, Iraqi protesters demanding government reforms storm the parliament in Baghdad. Later, descendants of holocaust survivors are searching for artwork that was seized by Nazis in an ongoing quest for restitution and justice. Megan… Continue watching
Apr 30 Grandmother and her four grandchildren drown in Texas flooding By Michael D. Regan A grandmother and her four grandchildren drowned in a small Texas town when torrential rains caused massive flooding in their neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 2:55 Teen birthrate reaches all-time low, CDC report says By PBS News Hour The teenage birthrate has reached an all-time low. During the last 25 years the teen birthrate has plummeted from 62 births per one thousand teenage women to 24 per thousand, according to a report released this week by the CDC. Continue watching
Apr 30 Death toll rises in Syrian city of Aleppo as ceasefire breaks down By Michael D. Regan Syrian warplanes have targeted rebel groups in Aleppo for nine straight days. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:21 How ex-convicts are adapting after three strikes reform By PBS News Hour 60 to 70 percent of former inmates fail to land a job in their first year out of prison, according to the Justice Department. A new documentary called “the Return” chronicles the struggle of ex-convicts as they look for work,… Continue watching
Apr 30 In message to poachers, Kenya sets ablaze more than 100 tons of confiscated elephant and rhino tusks By Elif Koc More than 115 tons of elephant and rhino tusks confiscated by authorities were set ablaze in Kenya on Saturday to draw attention to the country's continued fight against poaching. Continue reading
Apr 30 Was Walt Whitman a follower of the ‘Paleo’ diet? By Kamala Kelkar The celebrated American poet was not a fan of vegetarians. Continue reading