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
Mar 09 Hawaii files lawsuit over Trump's revised travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones, Associated Press HONOLULU — Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign students. Continue reading
Mar 09 Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey By Stephen Braun and Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before Election… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: ISIS claims responsibility for Afghan hospital attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, heavily armed gunmen who were disguised in white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Kabul. At least 30 people were killed. Also, the U.S. military accused Russia of deploying a land-based cruise missile that… Continue watching