Sep 25 Quiz: How well do you know the pope? By Larisa Epatko, Colleen Shalby Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the Eastern United States took up much of the week. See how much you know about the Holy Father in our five-minute quiz. Continue reading
Sep 19 Ahead of pope’s visit, Obama and Raul Castro speak by phone By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro had a rare phone call Friday ahead of Pope Francis' impending visit to both their nations. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:27 The security challenge of resettling Syrian refugees in the U.S. By PBS News Hour The White House has announced that 10,000 Syrians will be resettled in the U.S. over the next year. How will those refugees be selected? Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International and former Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate join Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 07 Sea turtles deliver record nesting seasons in Southeast U.S. By Justin Scuiletti Sea turtles have delivered a nesting season for the record books. Continue reading
Aug 15 Defense Department looking at alternatives to Guantanamo Bay By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Defense Department is taking another look at the military prison in Kansas and the Navy Brig in South Carolina as it evaluates potential U.S. facilities to house detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, part of the Obama… Continue reading
Jul 19 Mitsubishi apologizes for using American POWs as laborers in WWII By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Senior executives from Mitsubishi Materials held a press conference at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles on Sunday to formally apologize for using American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II. Continue reading
Jul 18 Hear from Somali immigrants who fear being unable to send money back home By Mori Rothman Nearly $1.3 billion are sent to Somalis in the form of remittances each year according to Oxfam, $215 million of which are sent from the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 4:09 Everything you should know about Puerto Rico’s debt crisis By PBS News Hour Puerto Rico’s financial crisis has been well-documented over the last few weeks, but a new report in the Washington Post sheds light on how Congress may have played a role in the fiscal troubles being felt in the U.S. commonwealth. Continue watching
Jul 04 What you should know about forgotten founding father John Jay By Associated Press The inner circle of founders has been set for as long as anyone can remember - Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton and Madison. Almost never mentioned is John Jay. Continue reading
Jun 21 Father’s day off? Here’s how paternity leave varies for dads across the globe By Andrew Mach, Rialda Zukic Germany allows new parents to take up to 14 months of parental leave on 65 percent of their salary. The U.S. offers no guaranteed paid leave for mothers or fathers. See how countries across the globe compare. Continue reading