Oct 13 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Pentagon says U.S., Russian jets had close encounter over Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. and Russian jets reportedly flew within miles of each other over Syria on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Washington for a lack of coordination the competing air campaigns. Also, the Taliban announced it… Continue watching
Oct 13 Investigators conclude Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by Russian missile By Joshua Barajas Dutch investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile from a rebel-held area in Ukraine last year. Continue reading
Oct 13 Twitter Chat: Soledad O'Brien takes your questions about 'Congo's Hope' By Jaclyn Diaz Soledad O'Brien will take your questions about her experience filming the NewsHour series "Congo's Hope" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Join her for a Twitter chat from 1-2 p.m. EDT Friday. Continue reading
Oct 13 On Obama's Korean table, much China By Michael D. Mosettig When President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye meet Friday, they could spend as much time talking about China as about the relations between their two countries. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 53:33 PBS NewsHour full episode October 12, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama speaks out about the Hillary Clinton email controversy. Also: What’s next for Jason Rezaian after being found guilty in a Tehran court, Syrian refugees in Jordan struggle to survive, Angus Deaton wins the Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 7:47 Making it big in the NBA, Bismack Biyombo goes home to Congo to help By PBS News Hour Bismack Biyombo, a 22-year-old basketball center who recently signed with the Toronto Raptors, grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreaming about playing in the NBA. Contributing editor Soledad O’Brien follows him on a trip back to his home… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:13 Is Iran leveraging Jason Rezaian for a prisoner swap? By PBS News Hour Jason Rezaian was convicted by an Iranian court, but little else is known about the ruling or the fate of the Washington Post journalist who has been held for over a year on espionage and other charges. Jeffrey Brown learns… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 8:23 Why more Syrian refugees are leaving Jordan than arriving By PBS News Hour In Jordan, there's intense sympathy for the thousands of refugees who have landed there. But it's illegal for most Syrians to work in that nation, and limited food aid doesn't go very far. So refugees are increasingly making the dangerous… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:37 Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more debate on inequality By PBS News Hour The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Angus Deaton, a Scottish-born scholar at Princeton University who has analyzed spending, poverty and welfare. The Nobel laureate joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his work and insight into inequality and society. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Bombing on Turkish peace rally stokes instability By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, political and ethnic tensions reached the boiling point in Turkey after deadly bombings over the weekend. Also, new battles erupted in Afghanistan as the Taliban attacked a new city. Continue watching