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
Aug 20 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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
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