Dec 19 Obama: ‘Sony made a mistake’ in shelving ‘The Interview’ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Obama administration says it's determined the North Korean government was behind a devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. The FBI announcement Friday is the first official statement blaming the isolated country for the cyber-attack. Continue reading
Dec 19 Are tougher U.S. sanctions against North Korea the right call after Sony hack? By Matthew Pennington and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Suspicions that North Korea was behind a destructive hacking attack against Sony Pictures and a threat against movie theaters are intensifying calls for tougher U.S. steps to cut that country's access to hard currency and declare it once more as… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 4:48 How Obama can change U.S.-Cuba relations without Congress – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 4:57 American businesses eye Cuban opportunities – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:17 Celebration and criticism for U.S. policy shift on Cuba – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Putin vows West won’t ‘defang’ Russia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that his nation’s economy and currency would recover in the next two years and vowed that the West would never “defang” Russia. Also, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint… Continue watching
Dec 18 Climate change could cut 18 percent of world food production by 2050 By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Farmers are already suffering from droughts worsened by global climate change. A study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters found that by 2050, global climate change could cut world food production by 18 percent. Environmental scientists suspect… Continue reading
Dec 18 Two top Islamic State group leaders killed, more U.S. troops set to head into Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks to train local forces, the top U.S. commander for the mission said Thursday while cautioning that it will take at least three… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 7:26 How does diplomatic reconciliation affect Cuban-Americans? – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 8:18 Is it in America’s interest to have closer Cuban connection? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching