Dec 24 Watch 8:50 What can the U.S. and Afghanistan do to counter Taliban gains? By PBS News Hour Why has security in Afghanistan deteriorated so much over the past year? Former Defense Department officials David Sedney and Barnett Rubin join Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 2:06 Afghan forces battle Taliban surge with help from U.S. airstrikes By PBS News Hour Fighting spiked this week in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where Taliban insurgents have taken a strategically important area under siege, part of a larger offensive that's testing U.S. strategy. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Dec 24 Photos: What Santa does on his day off By Abbey Oldham Father Christmas, Père Noël, St. Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus: The jolly old man with a white beard is an unmistakable figure around the United States, but he didn’t always wear a red coat and have a reindeer posse. Continue reading
Dec 24 Need a distraction for your holiday road trip? By P. J. Tobia Hello! I'm P.J. Tobia, host of PBS NewsHour's Shortwave podcast. This is a reminder that as you hustle cross country to gather with family this holiday season, tune in to Shortwave to learn about connections to your global family. Continue reading
Dec 24 Military men and women recite 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' By Dan Sagalyn Watch U.S. service men and women stationed all over the world recite lines from the beloved holiday poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Special thanks to the Pentagin's Defense Media Activity department for this heartwarming piece. We hope you all… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 8:58 How do we reconcile today's divergent voices of Islam? By PBS News Hour With the rise of the Islamic State group, there have been questions about just who speaks for Islam and what the message should be. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks with Manal Omar of the United States Institute of… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 12:08 Europe grapples with a desperate year for migrants By PBS News Hour More than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, driven by violent conflict in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The onslaught of people making the desperate journey shows little signs of abating, as Europe struggles with the… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:25 What a Ramadi victory means for the fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour The Iraqi military has been preparing for months to recapture Ramadi from the Islamic State group. As tanks and other vehicles rolled through the streets, state television reported the army chief has said his forces will finish taking back the… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Survivor rescued from Shenzhen mudslide By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, there was a miraculous rescue in Shenzhen, China, where a devastating mudslide buried part of an industrial park three days ago. Also, forecasters issued tornado warnings from Louisiana to Illinois just two days before Christmas. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 9:21 At the end of 2015, is U.S. national security better off? By PBS News Hour From a national security perspective, is the U.S. better off than it was a year ago? Judy Woodruff gets reflections on the year in foreign affairs from former State Department officials Wendy Sherman and Richard Haass. Continue watching