Feb 18 Pope says Trump is 'not Christian' for wanting to build a wall on U.S.-Mexico border By Nicole Winfield and Julie Pace, Associated Press Asked about Donald Trump's views on immigration, Pope Francis says anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn't Christian. Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama to raise human rights during historic trip to Cuba By Josh Lederman and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Deadly car bomb rocks Ankara By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a car bomb killed at least 28 people and wounded 61, hitting a number of military buses in Turkey's capital of Ankara. Also, convoys carrying humanitarian aid made their way to besieged parts of Syria,… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 8:50 A ruthless defender of apartheid now seeks forgiveness In South Africa, thousands were killed and tens of thousands were detained under the watch of former apartheid-era government official Adriaan Vlok. Once seen by some as the regime’s “face of evil,” Vlok is now seeking redemption by reaching out… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 54:05 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 17, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, high-ranking senators weigh in on the fight over nominating Justice Antonin Scalia's successor. Also: Apple opposes a judge's order to unlock the iPhone for the FBI, campaign dispatches from battleground states South Carolina and Nevada, an… Continue watching
Feb 17 As Brazil grapples with Zika, vaccine rumors stir among mothers By Katie Worth, FRONTLINE In northern Brazil, mothers debate whether vaccines triggered the microcephaly outbreak versus the suspected cause: mosquito-borne Zika virus. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 6:19 How's the revolution going? Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef answers (satirically) By PBS News Hour Last week Egypt marked the five-year anniversary of the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. But the road forward has been slow and tumultuous. Jeffrey Brown talks to Bassem Youssef, the political satirist some call the "Jon Stewart of Egypt,”… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Amid Europe's refugee crisis, fears of anti-Semitism rise By PBS News Hour Deadly attacks on Jews by Islamic extremists in France and Denmark have left Europe’s Jewish community feeling vulnerable, and have driven an increasing number to move to Israel or elsewhere. But some European Muslims are taking a stand against the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Obama vows to nominate 'indisputably' qualified Scalia successor By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama vowed to nominate a Supreme Court justice to succeed the late Antonin Scalia, despite calls from Senate Republicans to leave the appointment to his successor. Also, a winter storm whipped up trouble overnight. Continue watching