Jun 27 Brexit to Nexit: What happens now that the UK voted to leave the EU? By Larisa Epatko A divided UK voted to leave the European Union last week, and Brits are coming to the realization of what it all means. We spoke to Daniela Schwarzer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States about what comes… Continue reading
Jun 27 Days before deadline, Senate to consider Puerto Rico rescue package By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is warning of widespread consequences, from layoffs of police officers to a hospital closure, if the Senate fails to act before Friday on a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH VIDEO: David Cameron speaks to parliament about Brexit By Larisa Epatko In a 9-minute speech to the British parliament, UK Prime Minister David Cameron sought to calm jitters over Thursday's vote to exit the European Union, known as "Brexit."… Continue reading
Jun 27 Singapore Airlines jetliner catches fire; passengers safe By News Desk A Singapore Airlines passenger airplane bound for Milan returned to the Changi Airport in Singapore on Monday and caught fire after showing an engine warning. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 24:48 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, June 26, Scottish leaders are pushing to exit the UK to preserve Scotland's membership in the EU. Also, immigrants who came to the UK for economic opportunities are worried after the Brexit vote -- what… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 2:42 Scottish leaders renew push to exit UK following Brexit vote By PBS News Hour In a 2014 referendum, Scotland decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom. But following the UK’s vote last week to leave the European Union, Scottish leaders are now renewing the push to exit the UK in order to… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future By Mori Rothman, Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from… Continue watching
Jun 26 Could Scotland block Brexit? By Kamala Kelkar Scotland’s leader said Sunday that Parliament could attempt to block the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union by refusing to give consent to the historic referendum. Continue reading
Jun 26 What do the Brexit 'leave' voters and Trump supporters have in common? By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world, the same kind of feeling that Donald Trump rode to become the presumptive… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 10:21 Unexpected medical bills can cost American consumers thousands By PBS News Hour It’s a growing frustration for many Americans: surprisingly high medical bills that they are struggling to pay. In some cases, patients are surprised to learn that they received care from an out-of-network doctor in an in-network hospital, long after an… Continue watching