Mar 23 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Gunman in Southern France takes hostages, attacks police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, protesters blocked a highway in Sacramento and prevented thousands of fans from getting into a pro basketball game over the police killing of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man. Also, a gunman in Southern France… Continue watching
Mar 23 What John Bolton could mean for Trump’s foreign policy By Larisa Epatko John Bolton is mostly in line with President Trump on issues, including terminating the Iran nuclear deal, and his selection marks a move toward a more aggressive foreign policy team, some analysts say. Continue reading
Mar 23 S&P records worst week in 2 years, as global stocks tumble due to trade fears By Marley Jay, Associated Press Stocks around the world plunged Friday as investors feared that a trade conflict between the U.S. and China, the biggest economies in the world, would escalate. Continue reading
Mar 23 Photos: More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls return home By Larisa Epatko "They kept us in a big, covered house where no-one could spot where we were, even by air we could not be seen," one of the girls said. Continue reading
Mar 23 3 dead, dozen injured in hostage situation in southern France By Sylvie Corbet, Samuel Petrequin and Jean-Paul Bonincontro, Associated Press An armed man went on rampage Friday in southern France, carjacking a vehicle, shooting at police and taking hostages in an hours-long standoff at a supermarket. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:23 New Trump tariffs take direct aim at Chinese trade policy in fight over U.S. tech secrets By PBS NewsHour President Trump broadened his economic war with China, announcing a second wave of tariffs that may total up to $60 billion worth of Chinese imports, as well as restrictions on Chinese investments in U.S. tech firms. The president argues it's… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 5:42 Trump is getting tough on China trade, but will his strategy work? By PBS News Hour The U.S. has a $375 billion trade gap with China. Will President Trump’s tariffs targeted at China have their desired effect? William Brangham talks with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, about the way U.S. should approach… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 4:23 What South Korea hopes for from a Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un By PBS News Hour Two weeks ago, there was a surprise announcement that President Trump had accepted an offer to meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un this spring. What do South Koreans think of that development? Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff from Seoul… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 7:26 Bermuda battles to save the cultural treasure of shipwrecks By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Shipwrecks have defined Bermuda from its earliest days, even acting as an essential economic driver. Thousands of artifacts have been left behind, providing clues about life and trade of the time. Now the wrecks are getting a new life in… Continue watching
Mar 22 Defeated rebels begin leaving enclave near Syrian capital By Bassem Mroue, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Carrying their light arms, hundreds of defeated rebels began evacuating with their families Thursday from a devastated town in eastern Ghouta, an effective surrender under a deal with the government after a long siege and bombing campaign of the enclave… Continue reading