Mar 10 Facing problems in Pakistan, Afghans return home in droves By Larisa Epatko Over the past year, about 600,000 Afghans have crossed the border back into Afghanistan. A new mapping tool is helping aid groups coordinate their response. Continue reading
Mar 10 Court removes South Korean president from office over corruption scandal By News Desk Park was accused of working with her friend Choi Soon-sil to extort tens of millions of dollars from businesses. She had refused to undergo questioning. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 33:46 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Illegal border crossing arrests fell in February By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Homeland Security Department reported that about 23,000 people were arrested trying to cross the southern U.S. border in February, down from 42,000 in January. Also, President Trump's revised travel ban faced its first challenge… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:18 U.S. forces in Syria to fight ISIS face chaotic map By PBS News Hour The battle for Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State militant group in Syria, is coming. The U.S. military is sending 400 additional troops to join 500 Special Operations troops already on the ground, along with an array of Turkish,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:12 Stamping out smallpox is just one chapter of his Brilliant life story By PBS News Hour Larry Brilliant jokes that he doesn't live up to his last name, but he has lived a remarkable life, from his early days in the San Francisco hippie scene, to his work as one of the world’s leading disease fighters… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:38 When smart devices are always on, vulnerability may be a trade-off of convenience By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks' release of a trove of documents about the CIA's ability to breach smartphone and TV encryption was a revelation of potential vulnerabilities that surprised many. Hari Sreenivasan separates fact from fiction about their capabilities to take advantage of those… Continue watching
Mar 09 Legal challenges to Trump's travel ban mount from U.S. states By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press SEATTLE — Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case. Continue reading
Mar 09 U.S. deployment of missile system in South Korea riles China By Ryan Connelly Holmes China voiced its objections to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system to South Korea this week, saying it would "take necessary measures" to defend its national security. Continue reading
Mar 09 WikiLeaks to help shield tech firms from CIA's hacking tools By Raphael Satter and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA's hacking tools, founder Julian Assange said Thursday. Continue reading