Jan 22 Watch 6:43 We can't see this possible 9th planet, but we feel its presence By PBS News Hour Most of us grew up thinking there were nine planets in the solar system, but that changed when Pluto got downgraded in 2006. Now there's news that there might be a ninth planet after all. Researchers have found evidence of… Continue watching
Jan 22 North Korea detains University of Virginia student By Ross Sylvestri North Korea announced today that a U.S. college student has been detained for trying to commit a “hostile act” against the country. Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S. confirms additional civilian casualties from airstrikes By Robert Burns, Associated Press The U.S. military says American airstrikes likely killed two civilians near the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqqa, Syria, last July. That's on top of eight other civilian deaths the military acknowledged last week. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 4:52 Inside the fight to save the bananas we know (and love) By PBS News Hour A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are working to create a resistant banana before the disease hits… Continue watching
Jan 22 How one woman defies caste discrimination in India By Laura Santhanam After an Indian student committed suicide to protest caste discrimination, one woman finally decided to reveal who she really is. Continue reading
Jan 22 World news quiz: Prisons just got lighter in Guantanamo and Iran By Larisa Epatko More detainees bid good-bye to the jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while Iran freed four Americans as part of a prisoner swap. And scientists discovered a ninth planet in our solar system. Take our 5-minute quiz about all of these… Continue reading
Jan 22 How do the new U.S. visa rules work? By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Obama administration is tightening travel restrictions on Europeans and others who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the last five years. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 6:51 What the Litvinenko assassination accusation means for the Kremlin By PBS News Hour A British investigation is pointing the finger at the Russian state and President Vladimir Putin for the 2006 assassination of a former spy and defector. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Steven Lee Myers of The New York Times and Michael McFaul,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 2:52 Russian security service blamed for defector's high-profile death By PBS News Hour The findings of a British inquiry into the demise of former Russian spy and high-profile defector Alexander Litvinenko were released Thursday, concluding that Litvinenko’s 2006 death by polonium poisoning was the result of a Russian government operation, likely personally approved… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a British inquiry concludes that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely approved the killing of Alexander Litvinenko. Also: Sen. Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa, the Buffalo Bills hire the NFL’s first female coach, an… Continue watching