Jun 13 Deeply personal information exposed in security clearance hack By Ted Bridis and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Deeply personal information submitted by U.S. intelligence and military personnel for security clearances - mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests, bankruptcies and more - is in the hands of hackers linked to China, officials say. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 5:55 Raising visibility for journalists imprisoned by Iran By PBS News Hour Journalist Maziar Bahari was held for months in a Tehran prison after being arrested while on assignment. He's written a memoir of that ordeal, "Then They Came for Me,” plus directed a documentary called "Forced Confessions." Now he's launched a… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 9:29 Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn't so easy By PBS News Hour In Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the Ebola epidemic has been a nightmare, the promise of a vaccine offers hope. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the challenges of conducting experimental drug trials there and the desperate need to find… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 1:41 Flying a drone in the Crew Bay slum of Freetown, Sierra Leone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 12 Save the Children aid group ordered to leave Pakistan By Joshua Barajas Pakistani authorities told the international aid group Save the Children on Thursday to leave the country within 15 days, accusing the charity of "anti-Pakistan activities."… Continue reading
Jun 12 Photos: Greece's deserted factories are ghosts of the past By Ariel Min From obliterated entrances to calendars frozen in time, Greece's abandoned factories recall much better economic times. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 7:38 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on striking balance with Cameron's UK By PBS News Hour A rising political power in the United Kingdom, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon believes one day Scotland will be an independent country. Now, she’s on a whirlwind tour of the U.S. to promote Scottish products and businesses. Judy Woodruff sat… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 9:58 Using the power of prediction to halt Ebola in its tracks By PBS News Hour The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,000 lives. But it could have been worse if it wasn’t for sophisticated prediction models. In the third installment in our series Cracking Ebola's Code, science correspondent Miles O’Brien discovers… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 5:01 For the first time, Vatican will judge bishops for sex abuse By PBS News Hour More than 800 priests have been defrocked over the years in connection to sexual abuse scandals, and 2,500 have been penalized. Now a Vatican tribunal is being established to publicly judge and discipline bishops accused of covering up or failing… Continue watching