Feb 18 President of Liberia will visit U.S. for first time since Ebola outbreak By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The president of Liberia will visit the United States later this month, her first trip to the country since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 2:05 More extreme winter weather wallops Northeast, Midwest By PBS News Hour By this morning, a foot of snow was already on the ground across much of Eastern Massachusetts, and 20 inches had already fallen in some coastal areas. Much of the Midwest also suffered through extreme cold last night and this… Continue watching
Feb 14 Millions in Northeast brace for brutal winter storm…again By Carey Reed Yet another weekend winter storm has set its sights on the coastal northeastern United States, bringing with it high winds, heavy snow, subzero wind chills and the potential for coastal flooding Saturday into Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. files case against China over subsidizing export industry By Shehryar Nabi The United States is filing a case against China at the World Trade Organization over allegations that the country is illegally subsidizing various industries catered to the export market, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The case,… Continue reading
Jan 25 Crippling and ‘potentially historic’ blizzard to slam Northeast By Andrew Mach A crippling and potentially historic winter storm was approaching a large swath of the northeastern United States Sunday, which officials and forecasters warned could dump up to three feet of snow, produce high winds and cause power outages and flight… Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S., Cuba look to clear roadblocks to diplomatic relations By Bradley Klapper, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press HAVANA — The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than three decades holds a second day of talks with Cuban officials. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 1:49 Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status By PBS News Hour Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports By Joshua Barajas The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Dec 18 Two top Islamic State group leaders killed, more U.S. troops set to head into Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks to train local forces, the top U.S. commander for the mission said Thursday while cautioning that it will take at least three… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 3:17 Behind USAID’s failed attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop By PBS News Hour This week the Associated Press revealed that the U.S. government attempted and failed to co-opt the hip-hop scene in Cuba to "spark a youth movement against the government." Trish Wilson of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C… Continue watching