Aug 16 Hundreds of ISIS vehicles were allowed to leave Syrian city By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting IS says the decision was made by Syrian rebel commanders who let the convoy leave the city because there were civilians in all of the cars. Continue reading
Aug 16 15 detainees transferred out of Guantanamo, leaving 61 By Larisa Epatko The Pentagon announced Monday the transfer of 15 inmates out of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- its largest transfer yet from the controversial detention facility. Continue reading
Aug 16 Olympic highlights from Day 10: Photo finish at the track By Larisa Epatko The women’s 400 meter race at the Rio Olympics on Monday took an unusual turn when the Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller dove over the finish line to ensure the gold. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 53:10 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Louisiana floods kill 6 and force 20,000 to evacuate. Also: Donald Trump shares his foreign policy outlook while Hillary Clinton questions his “plan”, continued violence in Milwaukee, corruption rumors dog Paul Manafort, the Wall Street Journal… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Teen shot in Milwaukee protests; 33 dead in Nepal after bus falls off cliff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, on the second night of protests in Milwaukee, an 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured. The protests were in response to the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a black man authorities say was carrying a… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 11:41 Repeatedly targeted by airstrikes, Syrian doctors feel abandoned By Marcia Biggs In Syria’s ongoing war, doctors are under attack in the very places they expect to be safe: their hospitals. Last week, pro-government forces bombed a maternity hospital in the northwestern city of Idlib -- just one of the more than… Continue watching
Aug 15 Where do the presidential candidates stand on North Korea? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Pariah state North Korea could soon be capable of targeting America with nuclear weapons. Economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation have failed to halt its progress. What can the U.S. do to stop the authoritarian government from building up a nuclear… Continue reading
Aug 15 Boko Haram militants offer to trade kidnapped girls for fighters By Larisa Epatko The Islamic militant group Boko Haram said in a video Sunday that it would free some of the more than 200 schoolgirls who were snatched in eastern Nigeria two years ago, in exchange for the release of its fighters. Continue reading
Aug 15 Kenyan entrepreneur grows business by helping young farmers By Larisa Epatko Peter Mumo, a 28 year old from Kenya, started a project to help farmers, hospitals and schools store much-needed water. Continue reading
Aug 15 Day 9: Simone Biles and Usain Bolt rise above the rest in Rio By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Here's a look at Sunday's highlights and lowlights from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Continue reading