Mar 15 Watch 53:31 PBS NewsHour full episode March 15, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what lawmakers have and haven't found in their ongoing Russia investigation. Also: Turkey's decision on expanding power for its strongman president, what's behind the Fed's interest rate hike, computers and brain implants that restore the ability… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 7:42 Erdogan opponents fear historic vote threatens liberty, secularism By PBS News Hour Turkish citizens will vote next month on a referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversial new powers. The referendum is happening at a time of heightened political tension, with an ongoing purge of tens of thousands of government… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Russian officials, hackers charged in Yahoo case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, two Russian intelligence officers and two cyber hackers have been charged in a Yahoo data breach that compromised 500 million accounts. Also, the Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates are going up again, for… Continue watching
Mar 15 Bombings, faltering talks mark 6th anniversary of Syrian war By Meredith Lee At least 40 people were killed in twin bombings in the Syrian capital Damascus and airstrikes in the northwestern city Idlib on Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of the Syrian civil war. Continue reading
Mar 15 Amid rise of anti-veil legislation, European high court says employers can now ban headscarf at work By Dayana Morales Gomez Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday that companies can ban employees from wearing religious garb, including hijabs, in the workplace. The European Court of Justice said that employers banning the visible display of “any political, philosophical or religious sign does not… Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: U.S. charges Russian officials, hackers in mass Yahoo breach By Associated Press The Justice Department is expected to announce charges tied to a mega breach of Yahoo user accounts. Federal officials are expected to make a cybercrime announcement Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:25 Dutch election will test far-right ardor in Europe By PBS News Hour One of Europe’s most divisive politicians is hoping to emulate President Trump’s anti-establishment victory at the polls in the Netherlands on Wednesday. Geert Wilders is an ardent nationalist running on anti-immigrant agenda who’s hoping to lead the way for others… Continue watching
Mar 14 Jordanian woman charged in U.S. with 2001 Jerusalem bombing By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The case against Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi was filed under seal in 2013 but announced publicly by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 14 Meet the farm boy from Wales who gave the world 'pi' By Gareth Ffowc Roberts for The Conversation One of the most important numbers in maths might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. Continue reading
Mar 14 A British photojournalist asked people around London to sum up their feelings about Brexit with one gesture By Sebastian Rich The U.K. voted to leave the European Union in a result that, like the US presidential election, divided the nation smack down the middle. That's if we can call our now even lonelier little cold rock in the North Atlantic… Continue reading