May 15 Eurovision winner's song recalls Crimean deportations during World War II By Dmytro Vlasov, Associated Press Crimean Tatars on Sunday celebrated Ukrainian singer Jamala's win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading
May 14 Watch 24:51 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on PBS NewsHour Weekend, the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe slows as the U.S. steps up deportations of undocumented migrants from Central America. Later, in our signature segment, beyond debt and Zika, a look at the looming… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 1:53 Viewer comments on a program offering cash to reduce crime By PBS News Hour Viewers expressed both skepticism and hope regarding NewsHour Weekend’s report on “Operation Peacemaker,” the California program paying young men who have criminal records $1,000 per month to stay out of trouble. In the latest installment of “Viewers Like You,” Alison… Continue watching
May 14 Watch To weaken ISIS, U.S. deploys small number of special ops in Libya By PBS News Hour As part of a strategy to weaken the Islamic State and support a unity government, the U.S. is deploying a small number of special operations troops on the ground in Libya. Washington Post reporter Missy Ryan who has written about… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 4:15 U.S. to step up arrests, deportation of undocumented immigrants By PBS News Hour Responding to a surge of Central Americans coming to the U.S. in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security has planned a month of raids on immigrants found to have crossed the southwest border illegally. Reuters reporter Julia Edwards, who… Continue watching
May 14 Business lobby calls for U.S. to drop sanctions on Myanmar By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The U.S. business lobby says it is high time to drop the remaining U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, but human rights activists and U.S. lawmakers say not so fast. Continue reading
May 14 Germany may spend $106 billion on refugees in next five years By Kamala Kelkar Amid a refugee crisis, Germany’s federal government could spend 93.6 billion euros ($106.2 billion) on housing, language lessons and other basic needs over the next five years. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 3:24 Hezbollah's top military leader killed in huge blast in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 13 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode May 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration orders all public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms that match their identity. Also: Hezbollah’s top military commander is killed in Syria, why recent criminal justice reforms don’t go far enough,… Continue watching
May 13 China has reclaimed 3,200 acres in South China Sea, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new Pentagon report says China has reclaimed more than 3,200 acres of land in the southeastern South China Sea. But the country's focus has shifted to developing and weaponizing those man-made islands. Continue reading