Nov 30 Top carbon culprits U.S., China, India debate nuances of roles By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Call them the culprits of carbon. Leaders of the United States, China and India -- the world's top three carbon polluters -- engaged in some private diplomacy Monday on the sidelines of the international climate change… Continue reading
Nov 30 Obama: Climate pact an ‘act of defiance’ after Paris attacks By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Pushing for a powerful climate deal, President Barack Obama called the global talks opening Monday outside Paris an "act of defiance" against terrorism that proves the world stands undeterred by Islamic State-linked attacks in Europe and… Continue reading
Nov 29 What to expect from the COP21 climate talks in Paris By Andrew Mach Even as world leaders descend upon the city in hopes of reaching an agreement to halt climate change, the main variable setting apart the 2015 Paris Climate Conference are the realities of global security. Continue reading
Nov 29 174 detained as climate protesters clash with police in Paris By News Desk French riot police descended on Place de la République in central Paris on Sunday, firing tear gas on climate change activists who rallied despite a government ban on an organized march. Continue reading
Nov 29 Global warming seen as more concrete, urgent problem since Kyoto By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Eighteen years ago, the discussion was far more about average temperatures, not the freakish extremes. Now, scientists and others realize it is in the more frequent extremes that people are truly experiencing climate change. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 6:42 Witness to the Paris attacks embraces his ‘survivor’s obligation’ By PBS News Hour How does one recover from the trauma of being caught in the middle of a terrorist attack? Psychotherapist Mark Colclough, who was in one of the Paris cafes when it was attacked by gunmen two weeks ago, offers some special… Continue watching
Nov 24 U.S. and France stand together against ‘barbaric’ terrorist group By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande at his side that the two countries are united in the fight against the Islamic State group. "Today we stand with you. Nous sommes tous Francais."… Continue reading
Nov 22 What I learned reporting in the wake of Paris’s deadliest hours since WWII By Stephen Fee Journalists who find themselves covering a tragic story as it unfolds often hear a nagging voice in their heads: What am I doing that’s different? Am I telling my audience anything they don’t already know? Are my questions, is my… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 3:41 Bataclan survivor: Attacks in Paris ‘no excuse for racism’ By PBS News Hour When terrorists attacked six locations in Paris last week, the concert hall -- the Bataclan -- saw the worst bloodshed. Eighty-nine people died there. One survivor was a 31-year-old English woman, who spoke to NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant in… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:15 This cartoon is teaching children in France how to cope after the terror attacks By PBS News Hour Cartooning has been a part of French culture ever since King Louis XIV ruled France 300 years ago. This week, the NewsHour’s Stephen Free visited the editors of a French magazine, who are embracing that tradition in explaining the Nov. Continue watching