Aug 19 Watch 8:02 U.S. swimming scandal casts shadow over Rio, but Bolt still shines By PBS News Hour The Olympics conclude this weekend, but the news coming out of Rio is still nonstop. Four U.S. swimmers who said they had been robbed now admit fabricating their story, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt could earn his ninth career gold. Continue watching
Aug 19 Lochte apologizes for not being 'more careful and candid' in Rio robbery claim By Harry Zahn The apology appeared on the American swimmer’s official social media accounts, a day after Brazilian police accused Lochte and three of his teammates of fabricating details of their claim that they were robbed at gunpoint on Aug. 14 by men… Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. sends jets to protect forces from Syrian regime strikes By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. scrambled fighter aircraft Thursday to protect American special operations forces and allies from Syrian government warplane attacks near the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Aug 19 Nice is the latest French town to ban burkinis By Associated Press The city of Nice, still shaken by last month's deadly extremist attack, has joined a growing number of French resort towns to ban the body-covering burkini swimsuit. Continue reading
Aug 19 Olympic highlights from Day 13: 'World's greatest athlete' wins again By Joshua Barajas A cold shower paid off for Ashton Eaton and Helen Louise Maroulis made history by beating her role model in wrestling at the Rio Olympics. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:41 In ravaged Aleppo, the fight for survival can begin before birth By PBS News Hour In Aleppo, Syria's largest city and a stronghold of the Islamic State, warfare usually means an end to life, not its beginning. Recently, a woman nearing labor and walking to the hospital was seriously injured in a bombing. But after… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 9:47 Will the haunting image of an injured Syrian boy make a difference? By PBS News Hour Airstrikes are a constant in Aleppo, Syria. But this week, global attention was captured by a haunting snapshot of one strike’s aftermath: a 5-year-old boy bloodied, dust covered and dazed. Such images have a history of going viral. But do… Continue watching
Aug 18 U.S. says $400 million to Iran was contingent on release of prisoners By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press It is the first time the U.S. has so clearly linked the two events, which critics have painted as a hostage-ransom arrangement. Continue reading
Aug 18 U.S. and Russia to work on a Syria deal next week, officials say By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press At the meeting, officials said, the sides will try to secure a cease-fire between Syria's government and rebels and a new U.S.-Russian arrangement to share intelligence and coordinate military to defeat the Islamic State group and al-Qaida. Continue reading
Aug 18 Column: How my reporting trip to Ethiopia came to an abrupt end By Fred de Sam Lazaro We came to Ethiopia to report on the country’s response to a historic drought. We left with a very different story and a taste of how hard it is for journalists, even those on what should have been a mostly… Continue reading