May 19 U.S. could lift arms embargo on Vietnam (which wouldn't please China) By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press President Barack Obama could lift restrictions on arms sales when he makes his first visit to Vietnam next week. That would remove a final vestige of wartime animosity but would not please China, which views growing U.S. defense ties in… Continue reading
May 19 EgyptAir plane carrying 66 crashes; terrorism possible, officials say By Larisa Epatko An EgyptAir airplane flying from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning. Egyptian officials said they can't rule out terrorism at this point. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 7:36 U.S. will help Libyans beat back Islamic State fighters By PBS News Hour Chaos reigned in Libya since the deposition of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with multiple factions vying for power in the North African nation, including the Islamic State. Now, the U.S. has agreed to provide arms to the Libyan government to… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode May 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration orders sweeping overtime reforms. Also: The battle to drive the Islamic State from Libya, the new Veterans Affairs Department is plagued by old problems, what the presidential race means for November’s Congressional elections,… Continue watching
May 18 2 Chinese jets fly close to U.S. spy plane, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says two Chinese fighter jets flew within about 50 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane Tuesday in international airspace over the South China Sea. Continue reading
May 18 Nigerian soldiers reportedly find first of 219 kidnapped schoolgirls By Dominique Bonessi Nigerian soldiers found one of the missing 219 schools girls late Tuesday after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and her classmates more than two years ago. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 54:09 PBS NewsHour full episode May 17, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a string of deadly terror attacks leave Baghdad reeling. Also: A fight at Nevada’s Democratic convention between Clinton and Sanders loyalists may signal a greater divide, when education and Islamophobia collide, a look at the state… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: The Senate advances measure to let 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate passed legislation opposed by the White House that would let the families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia’s government for alleged complicity in the 2001 terror attacks. Also, the NTSB found operator error… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 1:03 Divers find ancient Roman shipwreck — and its treasure — off Israel's coast By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 17 Watch 2:54 ISIS bomb attacks in Baghdad a new challenge for Iraq's military By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters unleashed a new wave of bombings Tuesday in Baghdad, attacks that have turned the Iraqi capital into a killing field. The casualties -- at least 200 civilians dead in the last week alone -- have put a… Continue watching