Oct 30 Photos: Central Italy struck by strongest earthquake in decades By Michael D. Regan A 6.6. magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on Sunday and injured at least 20 while knocking down buildings in the Apennine Mountain region. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 29, will the latest FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails tighten the presidential race? And how will new voter ID laws in nine states influence this year’s election? Also, South Carolina is using an… Continue watching
Oct 29 U.S. orders families of consulate workers in Istanbul to leave By Associated Press The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns. Continue reading
Oct 29 Thousands of South Koreans call for President Park Geun-hye to step down By Kamala Kelkar Thousands of people in Seoul demanded on Saturday that South Korea President Park Geun-hye step down after finding out she let a friend have a powerful influence over her political decisions. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Ocean's 'Garden of Eden' to house world's largest marine reserve By PBS News Hour A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though… Continue watching
Oct 28 Russia narrowly loses Human Rights Council membership By Kassia Halcli The country was competing against Hungary and Croatia for the finite number of spots allotted to represent Eastern Europe to the broader council. Continue reading
Oct 28 Antarctica to hold the world's largest marine reserve By Alison Thoet The deal protects 600,000 square miles of ocean, which is more than twice the size of Texas, near the Ross Sea ice shelf, banning all fishing in nearly three-fourths of the reserve. Scientists will still be allowed to catch small… Continue reading
Oct 28 In Haiti, are 1 million doses of cholera vaccine enough to stop an outbreak? By Larisa Epatko When Hurricane Matthew steamrolled southern Haiti earlier this month, it wiped out houses, bridges and roads. It also decimated sanitation systems, putting the Caribbean island nation at risk of worsening cholera outbreaks. Continue reading
Oct 28 Ozone layer over Asia threatened by weird pumping effect in atmosphere By Jane Qiu, Scientific American A weird phenomenon is happening high above the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas that could prove to be an atmospheric nightmare for the ozone layer. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 54:00 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, new allegations arise against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Also: The Republican Party’s women problem, new emails showing Bill Clinton profiting from foundation donors, new rules for broadband providers, why America’s prosperity could be its downfall,… Continue watching