Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Washington mall shooting suspect gives confession By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Arcan Cetin, the suspect in Saturday’s mall attack in Washington state, made a confession and has been charged with premeditated murder after allegedly gunning down five. Also, a man opened fire at a strip mall… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:05 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire By PBS News Hour The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Fed will keep key interest rate near record lows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it will hold on keeping a key, short-term interest rate near record lows. Chair Janet Yellen suggested a hike was likely before year’s end. Also, the crisis in Syria took center… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:12 Dangers of isolationism, Syria top Obama's last UN address By PBS News Hour President Obama gave his final speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. He spoke about the “growing contest” between authoritarianism and democracy in the face of terror and the refugee crisis. He appealed to the world to do… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Obama says 'no connection' between bombings and mall attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said there’s “no connection” between Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey and the Minnesota mall stabbings, which the Islamic State claimed it inspired. Also, the Syrian military declared a week-long ceasefire… Continue watching
Sep 19 U.S. says it's willing to extend Syria truce despite violations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States said it is prepared to extend the window for Syria's fractured week-old cease-fire despite numerous violations and the Syrian military's announcement that the truce is over. Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. halts airstrikes in Syria after Russia says they targeted soldiers By Michael D. Regan U.S. military officials said they halted airstrikes Saturday against what were thought to be Islamic State targets in Syria after Russia claimed they killed dozens of Syrian soldiers. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Is the Syrian cease-fire deal starting to fray? By PBS News Hour After a cease-fire started on Monday, Syrian state television showed bulldozers clearing the road into war-torn Aleppo -- a crucial step toward getting aid from Turkey. But due to missteps, U.N. convoys were left stuck at the Turkish border. Chief… Continue watching
Sep 16 US to add military assets in Syria under cease-fire deal By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 10:54 How hackers could prey on election vulnerabilities By PBS News Hour This week, emails written by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, which were critical of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, appeared on a website that's reportedly an outlet for hackers tied to Russia. Judy Woodruff speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch of… Continue watching