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
Aug 14 Watch 25:10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Aug. 14, calm is returning to Milwaukee after a night of violent protests following the shooting death of a black man police say was armed and fleeing. Also, floods are ravaging Louisiana and Mississippi. Later,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 8:36 Michael Phelps nears retirement after record-breaking career By PBS News Hour Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps captured his 23rd gold medal in Rio on Saturday. He has tallied 28 medals overall, the most of any athlete of any sport in history, in a career that has spanned four Olympic competitions, but Phelps… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:34 Why Russia could cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine By PBS News Hour Russia said Friday that the country would break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over what it says were recent attempts to sabotage infrastructure in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia two year ago. Last week, Ukraine put its army on… Continue watching
Aug 14 Four American swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio, U.S. Olympic Committee says By Omar Etman Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Continue reading