Feb 27 Watch 8:26 What mass deportation would mean for Salvadoran families in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the Velasco family, life in California feels like an American dream. But having stayed in the U.S. under a program called Temporary Protected Status, it's a dream that may soon end. President Trump plans to halt TPS for hundreds… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 5:56 School children are targets in the war in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In Eastern Ukraine, children still go to school and play, but the intrusion of violence into their everyday lives has made them the vulnerable victims of a war that's about to enter its fourth year. Special correspondent Sebastian Meyer went… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:54 China might make Xi Jinping president for life. What does that mean for the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Chinese President Xi Jinping may never have to leave office under a proposal to amend the country’s constitution in order to abolish the two-term limit on the office of the president. Christopher Johnson of the Center for Strategic and International… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 10:23 Somalia sees enemy al-Shabab weaken under U.S. military pressure By Jane Ferguson After years of civil war and upheaval, Somalia is struggling to its feet, and the U.S. is back in with boots on the ground and drones in the skies. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson and videographer Alessandro Pavone report on the… Continue watching
Feb 26 Rome blanketed by snow as Arctic storm sets European records By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press ROME — The Arctic storm dubbed the "Beast from the East" saw temperatures across much of Europe fall Monday to their lowest level this winter and even brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents… Continue reading
Feb 26 2 lions from Mideast war zones head to South African refuge By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria were transported to South Africa on Monday to live at a sanctuary with other animals that survived harsh conditions in captivity elsewhere in the world. Continue reading
Feb 26 Dubai police: Bollywood’s Sridevi drowned in hotel bathtub By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Indian actress Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai police said in a statement Monday, though two police officials said she was also under the influence of alcohol at the time. Continue reading
Feb 26 Violence rages in Syria as UN calls to stop ‘hell on Earth’ By Bassem Mroue, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a ground offensive Monday on a rebel-held eastern Damascus suburb despite a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria. The U.N. chief denounced the violence in the embattled region, describing it as… Continue reading
Feb 26 China lifts Xi’s term limit raising anxieties of return to one-man rule By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Analysts say the ruling Chinese Communist Party's move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely will ensure some degree of political stability while also reviving the specter of a return to one-man rule. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:54 In El Salvador, this program lays out a path to escape gang violence By PBS News Hour Since 2014, more than 250,000 unaccompanied minors have made a dangerous journey to the U.S. from Central America, with 40 percent coming from El Salvador, where jobs are scarce and gangs are rampant. One program, funded by U.S. government aid… Continue watching