Mar 12 Lawmakers look to curb foreign influence in state elections By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Bills under consideration in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington state would bar political spending by businesses in which non-U.S. citizens have a significant ownership stake. Continue reading
Mar 12 Protestant leader may step aside for new Belfast unity deal By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press Northern Ireland's senior Protestant politician left the door open for stepping aside as part of a potential deal to revive its unity government. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 11, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 11, Vice President Mike Pence is promoting a new GOP healthcare plan in Kentucky, the state with the highest rate of people covered under the Affordable Care Act. Later, hear about an American who… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 3:54 Pruitt dismisses climate science, environmental policy in flux By PBS News Hour Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, defied longstanding scientific consensus in an interview this week when he said that neither human activity nor carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of global warming. Pruitt has stacked… Continue watching
Mar 11 South Koreans celebrate Park's removal, but ousted leader silent By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye maintained her silence on Saturday as her opponents and supporters divided the capital's streets with massive rallies. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 8:49 Author delves into what motivates ISIS supporters By PBS News Hour In “The Way of Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State,” author Graeme Wood tells the story of Islamic State supporters around the world, including an American who is said to be among the group’s leaders. Wood, a national correspondent for… Continue watching
Mar 10 Trump and Merkel to discuss NATO, terrorism in next week's meeting By Ken Thomas, Associated Press After accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the campaign trail of "ruining Germany" by welcoming refugees, President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with the German leader at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading
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