Feb 21 Watch 9:03 Scottish town devastated by gun violence has advice for America: Say ‘no more’ By Malcolm Brabant For the Scottish town of Dunblane, one deadly shooting massacre was enough. After 16 children and a teacher were murdered in 1996, Britain outlawed hand-gun ownership. After years of watching deadly shootings in the U.S. with little change in American… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 7:41 The science of measuring North Korea’s destructive nuclear power from afar By Miles O'Brien The Trump administration considers North Korea's nuclear and missile programs the top threat to American national security. How much do we really know about their nuclear devices? In the second of a series, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on how… Continue watching
Feb 20 The U.S. has 5 gold medals. It could earn another in these Winter Olympic events By Courtney Norris What to watch next in Pyeongchang. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Mueller’s Russia probe extracts fourth guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in court after admitting to lying to investigators over his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on money laundering and other charges. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 5:29 Does Donald Trump Jr.’s India visit blur an ethical line? By PBS News Hour Donald Trump Jr. says his trip to India is strictly business. But in addition to promoting units at Trump-branded luxury properties, which will ultimately benefit the president, Trump Jr. also plans to give a foreign policy speech that Indian Prime… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:43 Morocco turns the Sahara desert into a solar energy oasis By Monica Villamizar Morocco says it wants to be the Saudi Arabia of solar energy. Its flagship project is a first-of-its-kind, $9-billion energy plant called Noor, meaning "light" in Arabic, and the size of the city of Paris. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar reports… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 7:02 U.S. medal haul falls short of expectations, but there’s plenty to celebrate By PBS News Hour At the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, some of the bigger American names have not won as many medals as hoped, but the games are still providing many memorable moments. William Brangham talks with Christine Brennan of USA Today about the… Continue watching
Feb 20 New Zealand is a school choice utopia. But do students perform better? By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report New Zealand’s history of total school choice offers the U.S. some key lessons. Continue reading
Feb 20 98 dead in assault on rebel-held Damascus suburb By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Intense Syrian government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held Damascus suburbs killed at least 98 people in what was the deadliest day in the area in three years, a monitoring group and paramedics said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:38 With the Trump administration threatening cuts for Palestinian support, aid groups wonder what comes next By PBS News Hour For decades, a U.N. agency has helped Palestinian refugees, relying on international aid to run its programs. John yang recently sat down with one of the agency's top officials, as the Trump administration seeks to cut its funding. Continue watching