Feb 07 Watch 7:10 Tracing the roots of the America’s biggest domestic terror attack By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson The 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing was the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. A new documentary on the PBS series American Experience takes a fresh look at the events and motivations that led to the attack by Timothy… Continue watching
Aug 21 Bombing in Turkey leaves more than 50 people dead By Daniel Moritz-Rabson A suicide bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey near the Syrian border Saturday night, killing at least 51 people and wounding 69 others. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: LA students return to school after threat hoax By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, public schools in Los Angeles reopened a day after officials canceled classes due to an email threat that cited bombs and guns. Also, schools all over Pakistan were closed in observance of the one year… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Texas grand jury to hear Sandra Bland case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a Texas grand jury will take up the case of Sandra Bland, a black woman who police say hanged herself Monday after being jailed for a traffic violation. Friends and family say they doubt she… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:33 Why violence is on the rise in Yemen By PBS News Hour Yemen’s deadliest terror attack in decades left hundreds of casualties. Judy Woodruff talks to Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in Yemen, about rising violence, ethnic tensions and power struggles in that country. Continue watching
Feb 15 Denmark on ‘high-alert’ after police kill gunman behind double terror attack By Andrew Mach The Danish Prime Minister said the country was still on "high-alert" on Sunday after police in Copenhagen shot and killed a 22-year-old man they believe was responsible for the double terror attack at a cafe and synagogue on Saturday and… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Suicide Bomber in Bulgaria Had Fake Michigan Driver’s License In other news Thursday, Bulgarian officials announced that the suicide bomber responsible for Wenesday's bus attack in Burgas had a fake Michigan driver's license. Also, organizers of the London Olympics fear huge delays at Heathrow Airport as British border guards… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch News Wrap: Israel Blames Iran for Bus Attack In other news Wednesday, a bomb exploded on a bus transporting Israeli youth in a resort town in Bulgaria, killing at least six people. In Northern Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a bomb that damaged 22 NATO supply trucks. Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of ‘The Submission’ For more on this story go to www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
May 30 U.S. Terror Attack Risk Lowered to "Elevated" The Bush administration lowered the nationwide terror alert to yellow or "elevated" risk on Friday saying that intelligence information, which had pointed to an increased risk of an attack in the United States 10 days ago, sparked the decrease. Continue reading