Sep 22 Watch 3:05 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire By PBS News Hour The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s… Continue watching
Sep 22 US, Russia attack each other over Syria conflict during UN By Matthew Lee, Associated Press After a fractious meeting of the council on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were set to duel again at a gathering of foreign ministers from the roughly 20 nations that have interests in… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 9:05 At new museum, relics and treasures reveal U.S. history through African-American lens By PBS News Hour One hundred years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Saturday in Washington. The museum presents history through objects both celebratory and sobering -- showcasing everything from Michael Jackson’s fedora to a… Continue watching
Sep 21 Column: How worried should you be about terrorism? By Jessica Stern How worried should we be about the recent attacks in Minnesota, New York and New Jersey? Are we any safer since President George W. Bush promised to "win the war against terrorist activity" five days after the 9/11 strikes? In… Continue reading
Sep 21 Climate change could become a national security risk, report says By Associated Press A government report released Wednesday said climate change is likely to pose a significant national security challenge for the U.S. over the next two decades. Continue reading
Sep 21 31 more countries ratify Paris climate pact, including Argentina and Brazil By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK – Thirty-one more countries formally joined the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, doubling the number of those who had previously ratified the document, and bringing it well past the threshold needed for implementation. Continue reading
Sep 21 UN leaders to put superbugs on world stage By Helen Branswell, STAT Heads of state will gather this week to address perhaps the biggest health threat the world faces: the growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and superbugs. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 54:27 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama gives his final speech at the U.N. General Assembly. Also: Wells Fargo’s CEO apologizes for fraudulent accounts, deadly consequences of hazing at a Marine training camp, promising justice after an unarmed black man is… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: FBI investigated New York-area bombing suspect in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the FBI briefly investigated Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings, in 2014, after he allegedly stabbed his brother. Also, French authorities have… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 9:05 How a Massachusetts couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps By PBS News Hour It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi… Continue watching