Aug 24 Ebola survivors experience lingering ailments By Michelle Harven Of the roughly 13,000 Ebola survivors, The Associated Press reports that many are experiencing lingering effects even after beating the deadly virus. Continue reading
Aug 24 U.N. calls destruction of 2,000-year-old temple a war crime By Amanda Gomez The chief of the United Nation's cultural agency has described the Islamic State’s destruction of Baalshamin, a nearly 2,000 year-old temple in Palmyra, as a “war crime.”… Continue reading
Aug 24 Heroes from train attack receive France's highest honor By Michelle Harven Three Americans and a Briton who helped prevent a gunman’s attack on a high speed train in Paris were awarded France’s highest honor, Knights of the Legion of Honor. Continue reading
Aug 24 After Katrina hit, playgrounds weren't the first thing on people's minds By Larisa Epatko Ten years ago when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states, someone living 1,400 miles away was watching. She knew something must be done to help the children. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 23, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, August 23, the latest on the passenger train attack in Europe, stopped by a group of passengers that included three Americans. Later, how Chernobyl, once devastated by nuclear fallout, is showing signs of life. And,… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 3:20 What we know about the foiled France rail attack By PBS News Hour French officials confirmed the identity of the would-be mass shooter who terrorized a passenger train in Europe on Friday night as Ayoub El-Khazzani, a 26-year-old from Morocco who lived in Spain until last year. Andrew Callus from Reuters joins John… Continue watching
Aug 23 Americans recount harrowing takedown during Thalys train attack By Elisabeth Ponsot The three Americans chiefly responsible for overpowering an armed attacker on a Thalys high-speed train recounted the harrowing takedown for reporters at a press conference held Sunday in Paris. Continue reading
Aug 23 Update: British airshow jet crash kills 11, injures dozens By Andrew Mach Seven people were killed and more than a dozen were injured after a military jet crashed during an air show on Saturday in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Continue reading
Aug 23 Photos: More migrants land in Greece day after record numbers rescued from Mediterranean Sea By Andrew Mach More than 5,000 migrants crossed into Serbia on Sunday en route to western Europe, as Greece ferried more refugees from overcrowded islands to its mainland. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, August 22, 2015, the latest on the off-duty American servicemen who thwarted a potential mass shooting aboard a high-speed train in France, new talks begin to defuse a confrontation between North and South Korea, and… Continue watching