Apr 11 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode April 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, GOP candidates ramp up their war over delegates as the nomination race tightens. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, corruption runs rampant in Kenya, documenting Syrian war crimes in real time, why poor people… Continue watching
Apr 11 First Nation community declares state of emergency after spate of suicide attempts By Gretchen Frazee A First Nation community in a remote part of Ontario, Canada, has declared a state of emergency after 11 of its residents attempted to commit suicide Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 24:51 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The terrorists who attacked Brussels in March originally intended to strike Paris. Also, how the critically acclaimed TV series ‘The Wire’ is inspiring classrooms across the nation. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 1:32 Yazidis of Iraq turn to truffles to make ends meet By Zachary Green Yazidis, a religious minority in Iraq who have been persecuted by Islamic State militants, have turned to the sometimes dangerous job of searching for truffles for income. IEDs can be hidden in the fields. They earn about $8 on an… Continue watching
Apr 10 Fireworks explosion in India kills more than 100 attending religious festival By Kamala Kelkar More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured in Kerala, India on Sunday morning from a blaze that swept through a Hindu temple during an unauthorized fireworks show for a local new year festival. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 7:54 How Al-Shabab is recruiting young men from Kenya By PBS News Hour Al-Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia responsible for a shopping mall attack in Kenya that killed 67 in 2013, is enlisting more recruits from Kenya than any other country. In the second part of the NewsHour series… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 4:23 Sleep-deprived teens at greater risk for injuries, accidents By PBS News Hour A study by the Centers for Disease Control published this week shows sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to receive sports injuries and become involved in automobile accidents. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Anne Wheaton, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:31 Kerry visits Kabul in effort to ease political tensions By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday in an attempt to ease political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. Reuters State Department Correspondent Arshad Mohammed in Kabul joins… Continue watching
Apr 09 Thousands of protesters call on Cameron to resign over offshore funds By Kamala Kelkar Thousands of people gathered outside U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s headquarters in London on Saturday, calling for his resignation after the Panama Papers, a massive data leak, revealed his connection to offshore funds. Continue reading
Apr 09 Belgium officials say 'man in the hat' found, charged in attacks By Michael D. Regan One of Europe's most wanted men was taken into custody and charged for his roll in the attacks on Paris and Brussels. Prosecutors said Mohamed Abrini admitted to being the "man in the hat" after he was shown a surveillance… Continue reading