Jun 27 Greek PM closes banks to slow cash withdrawal frenzy By Daniel Costa-Roberts More than one in three ATMs in Greece ran out of cash at some point Saturday as banks struggled to provide enough euro banknotes to keep the machines running while Greeks scrambled to withdraw money. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 3:34 Study: Arrests for alleged ISIS supporters on the rise in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Monday marks the first full year since ISIS declared the "Caliphate" -- an Islamic State -- part of the justification for its terror campaign across the Middle East. A new study from Fordham University has uncovered an increase in the… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 4:32 After a historic week, what lies ahead for the Supreme Court? By PBS News Hour After a dramatic week at the Supreme Court, there are still three cases to be decided. Justices will rule on environmental regulations, redistricting and lethal injection. Chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal Marcia Coyle joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:21 Terror strikes on three continents, can others be stopped? By PBS News Hour Three deadly attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia came just days after Islamic State militants urged followers to stage "calamities for non-believers" during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. William Brangham talks to Peter Neumann of the International Centre for… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 3:15 State Dept.: Three attacks share 'common thread of terror' By PBS News Hour Dozens are dead after three attacks on three continents. In Tunisia, a gunman opened fire at a hotel. In Kuwait, a suicide bomber attacked one of the capital's largest Shiite mosques. And in France, a man rammed a car into… Continue watching
Jun 26 Death toll rises, arrest made in terror attacks that rattled three countries By News Desk An arrest was made Saturday in connection with two of the three terror attacks carried out on Friday in Kuwait, Tunisia and France. Continue reading
Jun 26 'It's hard to hate someone you know': Teen's website battles bias By Larisa Epatko As people all over the nation grapple with issues of racism and discrimination following the most recent mass shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, one teenager is making room for the voices of young people. Continue reading
Jun 26 Your holiday cheat sheet to Ramadan By Wendy Thomas Russell Ramadan is considered the holiest month, because it was during Ramadan that Allah was said to have first contacted Muhammad. Every year, from the first sight of the waxing crescent moon until the last sight of the waning crescent, Muslims… Continue reading
Jun 26 Small expectations between two big countries during Brazil's official trip By Michael D. Mosettig As official visits go, it has been an inauspicious scene-setting for next week's trip of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the United States and a Tuesday meeting with President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Jun 25 Pope Francis addresses marriage, says separation is sometimes 'morally necessary' By Eric Osman Speaking to the masses in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis articulated a more accepting tone toward marital separation. Continue reading