Mar 02 Watch 4:00 What the SpaceX launch means for America’s space program By PBS NewsHour The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 9:34 Libya’s political instability makes room for ISIS to regroup By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone This week Libya's prime minister and the a rival opposition leader agreed to hold nationwide elections in the war-torn country. A previous election attempt was delayed as territorial disputes and instability were allowing groups like ISIS to take advantage of… Continue watching
Mar 02 US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The ground assault into the last area held by the Islamic State group intensified Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made “remarkable progress” amid heavy clashes, including the capture of a hill overlooking a tent encampment for the extremists, officials with… Continue reading
Mar 02 8 killed in India-Pakistan fighting amid high tensions By Roshan Mughal, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Indian and Pakistani soldiers have again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 02 Oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria leaves more than 50 people missing By Hilary Uguru, Associated Press Deadly accidents caused by leaking pipelines are alarmingly common. In January, an overturned oil tanker exploded in Odukpani in Cross River state while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel. Police said at least 12 people were killed… Continue reading
Mar 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Emily Wang, Associated Press Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour ride home, ending a trip to Vietnam that saw a… Continue reading
Mar 02 America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press America's newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Somali siege ends with al-Shabab attackers dead In our Friday news wrap, Somali forces battled al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu, killing the attackers to end a siege that left 29 civilians dead. Also, Otto Warmbier's parents rebuked President Trump for not holding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un… Continue watching
Mar 01 How a Jordanian scientist spreads the love of reading around the world By Maea Lenei Buhre To help kids in her neighborhood fall in love with reading, Rana Dajani sought to replicate her own experience. A decade later, her nonprofit has expanded to more than 40 countries globally. Continue reading