Jun 24 Watch 6:49 Refusing to pay ransom won't stop kidnapping, says former hostage By PBS News Hour The White House cleared the path for the families of hostages to be able to pay ransom, and offered other changes for how the government handles hostage cases. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner gets reaction from Michael Scott Moore,… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 3:01 Shifting policy, Obama pledges U.S. will 'stand by' families of hostages By PBS News Hour As the number of American hostage deaths have surged in the past year, some families have spoken out about being threatened with prosecution for considering paying ransom and feeling stonewalled by the government. Judy Woodruff reports on the White House’s… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:08 Shirin Neshat translates Iranian political unrest through an artistic lens By PBS News Hour For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s… Continue watching
Jun 24 With policy shift, hostage family hopes to be last 'that fails to receive' government support By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama announced a retooled hostage policy aimed at correcting the sense many families have that the government has let them down, he said Wednesday. One hostage family responds. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 9:17 Already suffering Greece struggles with flood of migrants By PBS News Hour As Greece grapples to reach a deal with international creditors to avoid bankruptcy, the country is also being hit hard with a surge of arriving migrants – straining scant resources even further. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the island… Continue watching
Jun 23 Nonprofit hopes to spread aquaponic farming to schools around the country By Cat Wise SchoolGrown was started last year by a group of like-minded aquaponics enthusiasts who felt that students weren’t getting enough hands-on experiences growing food and learning about their connection to the world around them. Continue reading
Jun 23 Photos: Pakistanis seek ways to beat the deadly heat By Larisa Epatko Scorching heat and power grid failures in Pakistan’s southern region have caused the deaths of more than 600 people, officials say. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:40 Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms By PBS News Hour As Greece awaits an emergency economic deal to stave off bankruptcy -- which could come later this week -- some are urging the government not to give in to demands of the country's international creditors. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports… Continue watching
Jun 22 U.N. Report: Possible war crimes by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza battle By News Desk Israel and Palestinian militants committed “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” during last summer’s battle in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. report released Monday said. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 21, thousands flock to AME church in Charleston for its first service since a gunman killed nine parishioners last week. Later, will an emergency meeting head off a Greek economic collapse? And, in our… Continue watching