Jul 05 Watch Islamic State militant leader makes apparent rare appearance in Iraq By PBS News Hour A 21-minute video said to show Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State group, was reportedly filmed on Friday in Mosul. The identity of al-Baghdadi could not be independently confirmed by news organizations. Saad Maan of the Iraqi… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Tensions escalate between Israelis and Palestinians following teen deaths By PBS News Hour For more on the escalating tensions inflaming the Isareli-Palestinian conflict, Josef Federman of the Associated Press joins John Larson via Skype from Jerusalem. Continue watching
Jul 05 Great white shark attacks swimmer off California coast By Elisabeth Ponsot Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Rick Flores told the Associated Press that the victim was bitten on the upper right side of his body and had suffered puncture wounds. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Take a tour of mission leader Fabien Cousteau’s underwater lab By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Documenting gay rights activists at dawn of the movement By PBS News Hour KQED presents a report on photographer Anthony Friedkin and his efforts to document gay life more than 40 years ago. Friedkin's photographs were ahead of their time and most galleries wouldn’t show them -- until now. The culmination of Friedkin’s… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 25:37 Sunday, June 29, 2014 By PBS News Hour On Sunday’s program, President Barack Obama will seek more than $2 billion to respond to the recent surge in illegal immigration. Later, we look at how rap music is playing an increasingly prominent role in criminal cases across the country. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Hospitals turning to data brokers for patient information By PBS News Hour A new report this week describes how hospitals are buying information from data brokers to determine how likely you are to get sick and what it may cost to treat you. For more on this Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg News… Continue watching
Jun 29 Rapper appeals verdict after lyrics used to sway jury By Saskia de Melker, William Brangham The case against Vonte Skinner hinged primarily on two eyewitnesses, though their stories had changed several times. Near the end of the trial, the prosecution introduced 13 pages of violent rap lyrics to demonstrate Skinner’s motive and intent to commit… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 25:32 Saturday, June 28, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight’s program, the suspect in the Benghazi embassy attack is brought to the United States. Later, we investigate whether brand name drug companies are paying to keep lower-cost generic drugs off the market. And, a look at art once… Continue watching