Feb 13 Russia says deadly plane crash may have been caused by human error By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian investigators said Tuesday that the plane's pilots failed to turn on the heating unit for its measuring equipment, resulting in flawed speed data. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Investigators hunt for Russian plane crash clues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, investigators combed through the wreckage of a Sunday jetliner crash outside Moscow that killed all 71 people on board. Officials say they recovered two black boxes. Also, Also, the Senate is set to being a… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:38 This Russian reality TV star won’t beat Putin at the polls. Why is she running anyway? By PBS News Hour Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia's most famous women, is embracing an impossible mission: unseating President Vladimir Putin. After an elite upbringing and fame as a reality TV star, she joined massive protests against the Russian president and is now campaigning… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 7:15 How this former Border Patrol agent learned to see through the eyes of those trying to cross By PBS News Hour In "The Line Becomes a River," Francisco Cantú describes his experience as a Border Patrol agent in the deserts of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Written as a collection of dispatches, Cantú shows how the job became a difficult balancing… Continue watching
Feb 12 American Olympians made history this weekend. Here’s what to watch next By Courtney Norris The United States has claimed four Olympic medals so far. Here's how Team USA did it, and what to watch next. Continue reading
Feb 12 London City Airport shuts down after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb By Associated Press All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 1,100-pound unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. Continue reading
Feb 11 Leading human rights and pro-democracy advocate Asma Jahangir dies at 66 By Pavni Mittal Asma Jahangir, a lawyer and renowned human rights activist in Pakistan, died of a heart attack on Sunday in Lahore at the age of 66. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. wants foreign fighters in Syria to face justice at home By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The United States is urging allied nations to help deal with the growing number of foreign fighters that are being held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. Continue reading
Feb 11 ‘It’s pervasive, it’s every day’ — How a history of sexism in the airline industry echoes today By Michael D. Regan, Megan Thompson Flight attendants are often targets of sexual assault and harassment, but the airline industry has few standardized rules in place to protect their employees. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:22 Israel strikes Syria after downing Iranian drone By PBS News Hour Tensions are high in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange fire over Syrian skies. It started Friday night, when Israel shot down an Iranian drone that entered the Israeli airspace from a Syria. Then Syria shot down an… Continue watching