May 27 Automakers recall 12 million cars over Takata airbags By Eugene Mason Automakers are recalling 12 million vehicles over faulty Takata airbags, the latest addition to what is already the largest-ever auto recall in the U.S. Continue reading
May 27 Hiroshima in four poems By Vanessa Dennis Japanese survivors and other poets give different perspectives on the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, which killed about 140,000 people. President Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Continue reading
May 27 President Obama pays tribute in Hiroshima: 'We listen to a silent cry' By Nancy Benac and Foster Klug, Associated Press President Barack Obama paid tribute Friday to the "silent cry" of the 140,000 victims of the atomic bomb dropped 71 years ago on Hiroshima, and called on the world to abandon "the logic of fear" that encourages the stockpiling of… Continue reading
May 26 Obama ready to face historic, haunted ground of Hiroshima By Nancy Benac and Foster Klug, Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan — Convinced that the time for this moment is right at last, President Barack Obama on Friday will become the first American president to confront the historic and haunted ground of Hiroshima. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 8:54 Ecuador looks to pick up pieces and rebuild after devastating earthquake By PBS News Hour It’s been just over a month since a deadly earthquake devastated Ecuador’s Pacific coast, destroying thousands of buildings and impacting at least a quarter-million people. As the government struggles with recovery costs and moves to rebuild, the disaster has also… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 10:05 World leaders wary of a Donald Trump presidency By PBS News Hour Donald Trump’s rise to the top of the Republican party has perturbed many observers in the U.S., but how is the international community reacting to the New York billionaire? Judy Woodruff talks to Geoff Dyer of the Financial Times, Joyce… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 53:02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama takes aim at Donald Trump as the billionaire clinches the GOP nomination. Also: Ecuador looks to rebuild after its devastating earthquake, new “superbug” becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S. soil, how patent trolls… Continue watching
May 26 This map is helping Ecuador's earthquake relief efforts By Nadja Drost, Bruno Frederico A project called Mapping Ecuador is allowing people to pinpoint hospitals, shelters and other key places in the South American country’s earthquake recovery. Continue reading
May 26 WHO: Some 1,000 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 years By Maria Danilova, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nearly 1,000 people have been killed worldwide in attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years in violation of humanitarian norms, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday. Continue reading
May 26 Obama: World leaders rightfully 'rattled' by Trump By Nancy Benac, Associated Press SHIMA, Japan — President Barack Obama said Thursday that foreign leaders are "rattled" by Donald Trump and have good reason to feel that way, as he accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of ignorance about world affairs. Continue reading