Apr 30 Watch 10:11 70 years on, the search continues for artwork looted by the Nazis By Phil Hirschkorn For many Jewish families whose artwork was stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the theft was compounded by murder in concentration camps. For the children and grandchildren of survivors, finding the missing art can be an international decades-long… Continue watching
Apr 30 Lawmakers call for protected status for Ecuadorians living in U.S. By Michael D. Regan As Ecuador grapples with a lengthy recovery following an earthquake earlier this month, some American politicians and immigration advocacy groups are requesting the Department of Homeland Security use a little-known law to extend the stay of Ecuadorians living in the… Continue reading
Apr 30 Thousands of protesters break into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone By Kamala Kelkar Iraqi officials have declared a state of emergency in Baghdad today as teargas is being fired at thousands of protesters who climbed over the blast walls of the capital’s fortified international government center and broke into parliament. The protest was… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:52 Saudi Arabia rethinks dependence on oil revenue By PBS News Hour After a slump in global oil prices, Saudi Arabia’s monarchy is expected to announce a new vision for economic and political reform. Saudi Arabia is the world’s second largest oil producer behind the U.S. and is being forced to rethink… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 1:19 Thirty years after Chernobyl disaster, families say children are getting sick By PBS News Hour It will be 30 years on Tuesday since the world's worst nuclear power plant disaster took place in Chernobyl, now part of Ukraine. People who remained in the region continued eating local produce and milk with radiation levels two to… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 24, President Barack Obama seeks common ground with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on trade, migrants and fighting terrorism. Later, a preview of what to expect from voters during the presidential primaries in five northeast… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 3:18 How are voters expected to lean in Pennsylvania’s primary? By PBS News Hour Of the five northeast states holding primaries on Tuesday, Pennsylvania is the biggest prize, with 71 national convention delegates at stake for Republicans and 210 for Democrats. Political reporter Jonathan Tamari from the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Megan Thompson with the… Continue watching
Apr 24 Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean By Michael D. Regan The Solar Impulse-2 finished the most challenging leg of its around-the-world trip, which started in March 2015 in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to draw attention to clean-energy technology. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Two years into new regime, grim realities persist in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Ukraine has faced many challenges in the two years since violent protests drove the country’s president from office. The Russian occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in particular sparked a military conflict between pro-Russian secessionists and Ukraine’s government. Correspondent Kira Kay… Continue watching
Apr 24 One year later, mourning the victims of Nepal’s devastating quake By Michael D. Regan One year after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake flattened sections of Nepal, hundreds of mourners gathered Sunday in the country's capital city of Kathmandu to pay homage to the nearly 9,000 people killed in the catastrophe. Continue reading