Apr 19 Watch 5:55 Is the Taliban growing stronger? By PBS News Hour A Tuesday morning suicide attack in Kabul killed 28 people and wounded hundreds more, part of an ongoing surge of Taliban-driven violence in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff talks to Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation, former advisor to U.S. special forces… Continue watching
Apr 19 'Desperate Journey' series wins Peabody Award By Vanessa Dennis PBS NewsHour's Desperate Journey series captures the life and breadth of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 6:17 In cow-worshipping India, beef stirs up vigilante violence By PBS News Hour The cow is considered sacred to Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India's 1.2 billion people. Recently, allegations of the consumption of beef have sparked a spate of violent incidents, raising alarm about intolerance again the significant Muslim minority. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:14 How Brazil lost faith in its president By PBS News Hour Brazil, South America's largest nation, is facing its worst recession in decades, the Zika crisis and the upcoming Olympic games. Now add to that political upheaval, after an overwhelming vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff amid a corruption scandal. Guillermo… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: Rescue workers search for survivors of Japan earthquakes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, thousands of rescue workers continued the search for survivors from two earthquakes that hit an island of Japan last week. The U.S. military lent its support by delivering aid. Also, More than a foot of… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 53:09 PBS NewsHour full episode April 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Ecuador continues to dig out after a devastating earthquake. Also: The Supreme Court takes on the president’s immigration actions, a Politics Monday preview of the New York primary elections, political upheaval in Brazil, scrutiny for the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 3:30 Ecuador struggles with basic services after powerful earthquake By PBS News Hour Crews searched for survivors in the rubble of Ecuador's 7.8 earthquake around the clock, rescuing three people and pulling more bodies from the debris. Devastation from Saturday night's disaster is everywhere, and the death toll has risen to 350. John… Continue watching
Apr 18 UN ambassador's motorcade hits, kills boy By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press MAROUA, Cameroon -- U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power's trip to Cameroon's front lines in the war against Boko Haram started horrifically Monday as an armored jeep in her motorcade struck and killed a young boy who darted into the road. Continue reading
Apr 18 Dog Tag Bakery serves up sweets and helps those who have served By Larisa Epatko Dog Tag Inc., named after military identification “dog tags,” is on a mission to help those who have served their country. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 4:40 'Nothing but three chords and the truth' as country music industry grows in Kenya By PBS News Hour Kenyans have been listening to country for 50 years -- ever since Kenya gained independence from Britain. The songs were especially popular in the country’s farming areas. But the homegrown country music industry in Kenya still has a long way… Continue watching