Oct 04 U.S. service member killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says a U.S. commando has been killed in Afghanistan after being hit by a roadside bomb while on patrol with Afghan forces in a northeastern province bordering Pakistan. Continue reading
Oct 04 Kerry says U.S. not abandoning peace efforts in Syria By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press BRUSSELS — The United States won't abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday, even as he announced no new strategy to replace diplomatic efforts… Continue reading
Oct 04 WikiLeaks' Assange promises leaks on U.S. election, Google By Associated Press BERLIN — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised "significant" disclosures on subjects including the U.S. election and Google in the coming weeks as the secret-spilling group marked its 10th anniversary on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:14 Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal? By PBS News Hour In a surprise vote, the Colombian people narrowly rejected the peace deal with guerilla group FARC that would have ended Latin America’s longest running conflict. After the vote, Colombia’s president and the top FARC commander both appealed for calm and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 11:31 To drive ISIS from Mosul, a complicated coalition joins forces By PBS News Hour Two years ago, Islamic State troops stormed Mosul, Iraq. Today the city is the militant group’s last remaining urban base in the country, but Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S. and others, are preparing to drive them out. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Oct 03 Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebels in narrow vote By Kristen Doerer, Joshua Barajas In a surprise vote, Colombian voters rejected a monumental peace deal with the FARC rebels Sunday, with 50.2 percent voting against it. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 2, revelations about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax history show that a business loss of $916 million in 1995 may have allowed him to not pay federal income taxes for years. Later, a look… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 1, Russia warns the United States over Syria and the strongest hurricane in a decade is barreling through the Caribbean. Later, learn how members of Italy’s ‘art squad’ are attempting to save priceless artworks… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:51 Oxford study could point to new treatments for HIV By PBS News Hour This week, Oxford University researchers released a study that may impact treatments for HIV. The study looked at young children in South Africa with HIV and found that 10 percent of them never developed symptoms of AIDS. Philip Goulder, a… Continue watching