Aug 21 Watch 8:30 How Florida is handling invasive lionfish By PBS News Hour Florida's southern coast is one of the most popular dive spots in the world, home to the only tropical coral reef in the continental U.S. But hundreds of fish species here are in danger from the worst-known case of an… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:30 Brazil's president to begin impeachment trial By PBS News Hour As the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro end, Brazilians will turn their attention to the start of an impeachment trial Thursday of the nation’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who stands accused of violating budget laws. Wall Street Journal reporter… Continue watching
Aug 21 Olympic highlights from Day 15: Soccer victory for Brazil, repeat for U.S. and Farah By Daniel Moritz-Rabson The win against Germany--the same country that dealt a crushing 7-1 defeat to the Brazilians on home soil during a 2014 World Cup semifinal--brought a measure of redemption for the host nation, and earned Brazil its first Olympic gold in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 1:38 Black-and-white portraits from apartheid-era South Africa By PBS News Hour South Africa’s apartheid era -- when segregation was legal and the white minority ruled -- is remembered as a time of rampant violence and divisiveness. But a photo exhibit this summer showcases the private lives that some South Africans carved… Continue watching
Aug 21 A photographer's diverse, complex portrait of apartheid-era South Africa By Kamala Kelkar Photographs by S.J. “Kitty” Moodley showcase the private lives that people carved out in apartheid-era South Africa. Continue reading
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Aug 20 Why a 1995 speech proved formative for Clinton By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women stands out as a moment she began to truly forge an identity as a public figure on the world stage apart from her husband. Continue reading
Aug 20 Olympic highlights from Day 14: Usain Bolt completes 'triple-triple' By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Usain Bolt dashed to the finish of the 4x100 meter relay on Friday, out-striding his competition to complete his third Olympic sweep of the 100 and 200 meter springs and the 4x100 meter relay. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 7:21 Payment to Iran was used as 'leverage' for hostage release, admits State Department By PBS News Hour In January, Iran released American hostages in a development coinciding with a U.S. payout of $400 million -- money that had been owed for decades. The Obama administration previously denied a connection between the two events, but on Friday, the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 5:49 A portrait of turmoil in South Sudan, from behind the lens By PBS News Hour South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is again on the brink of a civil war. Photographer Sebastian Rich has covered the conflict in the country for more than four decades, and he is there now on a mission with UNICEF,… Continue watching