Oct 03 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian… Continue watching
Oct 03 State Department suspends contacts with Russia over Syria By Associated Press The State Department says the U.S. is suspending bilateral contacts with Russia over Syria. That comes after last week’s threat by Secretary of State John Kerry to suspend contacts amid new attacks on the city of Aleppo. Continue reading
Oct 03 Putin suspends deal with U.S. to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a Russia-U.S. deal on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, a move that comes amid escalating tensions over Syria between Moscow and Washington. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Could hackers compromise November election results? By PBS News Hour Since the hacking of the Democratic National Committee, there has been growing concern about cyber-manipulation of election results this November. Voter registration databases in Illinois and Arizona were penetrated in June, and the FBI reported this week on attempts against… Continue watching
Sep 30 Hackers are targeting state and local election officials By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson tells MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday that "exactly who did it" remains under investigation. Last month, the FBI warned state elections officials to boost their election security after hackers targeted data systems in at least… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Congress considers fix to bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Republican congressional leaders opened the door for changes in a new law allowing the relatives of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. White House spokesman John Earnest said Congress may be having buyers remorse after… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation By PBS News Hour Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut… Continue watching
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