Apr 03 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Prisoner who spent 30 years on Alabama death row exonerated By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row walked out a free man after prosecutors admitted the only physical evidence of two murders did not link him to the crime. Also, Saudi… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Philippines bombing terrorist dead, confirms FBI By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI confirmed that one of its most wanted terrorists was killed in the Philippines in January. Zulkifli Bin Hir was a leader of a militant group linked to al-Qaida. Also, President Obama signed off… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Defense rests in Boston Marathon bombing case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, defense attorneys for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev rested their case without calling the defendant to testify. Also, the Obama administration formally pledged to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Indiana GOP lawmakers say they'll clarify a new religious freedom bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 3:33 What does an Arab League joint military force mean for the crisis in Yemen? By PBS News Hour The decision by the 21 nations of the Arab League to create a joint military force because of the crisis in Yemen raises the question: Why didn't the organization mobilize the same way to fight ISIS in Iraq? Matt Bradley… Continue watching
Mar 28 US rescues Saudi pilots from waters near Yemen By Associated Press A Defense Department official says U.S. forces rescued two Saudi airmen after they ejected from an F-15 fighter jet over waters south of Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is leading airstrikes against Iran-allied Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:31 News Wrap: Germanwings co-pilot was hiding illness, say prosecutors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, no suicide note was found in the search of the home of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, but a torn-up doctor’s note suggests that he was hiding an illness from employers before he crashed a plane… Continue watching
Mar 27 Unicef warns of a looming humanitarian crisis in Yemen By Shehryar Nabi As Saudi airstrikes against Houthi rebels enter their second day, Unicef has cautioned that a humanitarian crisis in Yemen could become reality within a year. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 3:22 Yemen chaos takes another sharp turn with Saudi airstrikes By PBS News Hour In Yemen’s capital Sanaa, people awoke overnight to explosions as Saudi jets bombarded military targets. The goal of the operation, which killed at least 18 civilians, was to drive out Shiite Houthi rebels who have taken over much of the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:30 What's driving Saudi airstrikes in Yemen? By PBS News Hour Yemen has become the latest flashpoint in a long conflict between Tehran and Riyadh for regional dominance. What do the new developments mean for an already smoldering Sunni-Shia split in the Middle East? Judy Woodruff talks to David Rothkopf of… Continue watching