Mar 11 South Koreans celebrate Park's removal, but ousted leader silent By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye maintained her silence on Saturday as her opponents and supporters divided the capital's streets with massive rallies. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 8:49 Author delves into what motivates ISIS supporters By PBS News Hour In “The Way of Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State,” author Graeme Wood tells the story of Islamic State supporters around the world, including an American who is said to be among the group’s leaders. Wood, a national correspondent for… Continue watching
Mar 10 Trump and Merkel to discuss NATO, terrorism in next week's meeting By Ken Thomas, Associated Press After accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the campaign trail of "ruining Germany" by welcoming refugees, President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with the German leader at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 10 Facing problems in Pakistan, Afghans return home in droves By Larisa Epatko Over the past year, about 600,000 Afghans have crossed the border back into Afghanistan. A new mapping tool is helping aid groups coordinate their response. Continue reading
Mar 10 Court removes South Korean president from office over corruption scandal By News Desk Park was accused of working with her friend Choi Soon-sil to extort tens of millions of dollars from businesses. She had refused to undergo questioning. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 33:46 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Illegal border crossing arrests fell in February By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Homeland Security Department reported that about 23,000 people were arrested trying to cross the southern U.S. border in February, down from 42,000 in January. Also, President Trump's revised travel ban faced its first challenge… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:18 U.S. forces in Syria to fight ISIS face chaotic map By PBS News Hour The battle for Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State militant group in Syria, is coming. The U.S. military is sending 400 additional troops to join 500 Special Operations troops already on the ground, along with an array of Turkish,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:12 Stamping out smallpox is just one chapter of his Brilliant life story By PBS News Hour Larry Brilliant jokes that he doesn't live up to his last name, but he has lived a remarkable life, from his early days in the San Francisco hippie scene, to his work as one of the world’s leading disease fighters… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:38 When smart devices are always on, vulnerability may be a trade-off of convenience By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks' release of a trove of documents about the CIA's ability to breach smartphone and TV encryption was a revelation of potential vulnerabilities that surprised many. Hari Sreenivasan separates fact from fiction about their capabilities to take advantage of those… Continue watching