Dec 20 Obama bans future oil, gas leasing in areas of Arctic and Atlantic oceans By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The move helps put some finishing touches on Obama's environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash the nation's untapped energy reserves. Continue reading
Dec 20 China returns U.S. underwater drone seized in South China Sea By Gillian Wong, Associated Press China handed back to the United States an underwater drone it had seized last week in an incident that raised tensions in a relationship that has been tested by President-elect Donald Trump's signals of a tougher policy toward Beijing. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump blames 'Islamic terrorists' for attacks in Turkey and Germany By Darlene Superville, Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jumping ahead of investigators, President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Islamic terrorists for deadly violence in Turkey and Germany and vowing anew to eradicate their regional and global networks. Authorities in both countries were still investigating Monday… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 54:25 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, a truck plows into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing and wounding shoppers. Also: Evacuations resume in Eastern Aleppo, protests greet the Electoral College, Politics Monday on today's political significance, a memorial for victims of lynching… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:58 What we know about the attacks in Germany and Turkey By PBS News Hour It’s been a day of terror, with attackers striking in Germany and Turkey. In Berlin, a truck drove into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, leaving the street full of dead and wounded. Hours earlier, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:51 Can UN monitors help protect Aleppo evacuees? By PBS News Hour Evacuations resumed overnight in Eastern Aleppo after days of delays, under terms of a fragile cease-fire. The UN Security Council unanimously voted to deploy monitors to Aleppo to ensure evacuees are unmolested. Judy Woodruff reports and speaks with David Miliband… Continue watching
Dec 19 Germany issues warrant for Tunisian possibly connected to Berlin truck attack By News Desk Germany issued a warrant on Wednesday for Anis Amri, a Tunisian man suspected of connections to an attack on a crowded Christmas market in Berlin earlier this week. Continue reading
Dec 19 Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey, shouts 'Don't forget Syria' By Kristen Doerer, Joshua Barajas AP reported that the attacker was heard shouting in Turkish, "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!"… Continue reading
Dec 19 IMF chief Christine Lagarde convicted in payout case By News Desk The International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Christine Lagarde, was found guilty on Monday of misuse of public funds during her time as French finance minister, but she will not face any jail time. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 9:43 Defectors lift curtain on North Korea's information blackout By Mori Rothman, Karla Murthy North Korea’s totalitarian government exercises tight control of all media consumed within its borders to maintain power over nearly 25 million citizens. But some who have escaped the country are waging an information war, smuggling media on USB sticks in… Continue watching