Nov 01 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: House GOP scramble to finalize tax plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, House Republicans are scrambling to finalize a plan to cut taxes after delaying the release of the bill to buy an extra day of negotiations. President Trump said he would be standing beside them when… Continue watching
Oct 12 LISTEN: What Americans heard in mysterious sonic attacks in Havana By Josh Lederman and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The Associated Press has obtained a recording of what some U.S. Embassy workers heard in Havana in a series of unnerving incidents later deemed to be deliberate attacks. Continue reading
Aug 22 Do U.S. Navy collisions weaken our defense against a North Korean missile attack? By Kristen Doerer Two U.S. Navy ships, previously tasked with patrolling the Pacific are now out of commission. What does this mean for our missile defense capability?… Continue reading
Apr 09 U.S. carrier strike group heads toward W. Pacific near Korea By Associated Press The Pentagon says a Navy carrier strike group is moving toward the western Pacific Ocean to provide a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula. Continue reading
Jan 09 U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy destroyer fired multiple warning shots at Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the destroyer at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, two U.S. defense officials said. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack kills 13 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Italy’s earthquake rose to 250. In Afghanistan, 13 are dead and dozens wounded after a militant strike on American University of Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. The attack began Wednesday… Continue watching
Aug 25 U.S. warship fires warning shots at Iranian boat By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on in the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, in an escalation of encounters in the region… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 5:50 Why the Navy is making a major change in its approach to PTSD By PBS News Hour For years, the military has struggled to deal with the unseen, psychological wounds of war, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Now, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has instituted major changes to the rules affecting sailors and Marines who suffer from PTSD. Continue watching
May 18 2 Chinese jets fly close to U.S. spy plane, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says two Chinese fighter jets flew within about 50 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane Tuesday in international airspace over the South China Sea. Continue reading
Jan 18 U.S. military releases 1st account of sailors’ Iran detention By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In its first official account of Iran's seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said Monday the only items found missing from their two recovered boats were SIM cards for… Continue reading