Arts Jan 16 ‘The Embrace’ sculpture celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in Boston By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
World Dec 06 Watch 10:16 Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner works to hold Russia accountable for atrocities For the third time in 24 hours on Tuesday a military base inside Russia was attacked. Moscow blamed Ukraine, but Kyiv isn’t commenting on the strikes. Yet the drive for accountability for Russian war crimes persists. Ukrainian human rights activist…
Nation Dec 02 Watch 7:52 Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ More than a year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, journalist Maria Ressa still faces a series of criminal charges in her native country of the Philippines. She spent much of her time reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
Nation Oct 07 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Hurricane Ian death toll tops 100, Uvalde suspends campus police force In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Ian is now the second-deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, the Uvalde school district suspended its entire campus police force after intense criticism over their response to the…
World Oct 06 WATCH: Activists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2022 prize to imprisoned Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin whose invasion of Ukraine has… By Hanna Arhirova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Aug 30 Watch 8:14 A look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of the Soviet Union By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till The last leader of the Soviet Union has died at the age of 91. Mikhail Gorbachev passed away in Moscow on Tuesday after a long illness. He took power in 1985 and introduced sweeping reforms, but he could not prevent… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 10:28 Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics By Judy Woodruff, Ali Rogin, Cybele Mayes-Osterman Between the war in Ukraine and tensions with China, President Biden's handling of foreign policy issues is being put to the test. In former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book, "Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy," he examines how… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 6:19 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on the importance of a free press By Dan Sagalyn The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held Friday in Oslo, Norway, and this year's winners were two journalists honored for their unrelenting pursuits of truth. Dmitry Muratov, editor of one of Russia's last independent news sources, was honored for his… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 7:48 Why the Nobel Peace Prize was won by 2 journalists, and what that means for press freedom By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The Nobel Committee often likes to make a statement when it awards the Nobel Peace Prize every year, and 2021 is no different. Two journalists, one from the Philippines, the other from Russia, were recipients — at a time when… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize By Kiko Rosario, Frank Jordans, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that an independent press is vital in promoting peace. Continue reading