Jun 06 Photos: Amazon River overflows into Brazil's streets By News Desk A branch of the Amazon River called the Rio Solimoes overflowed this week due to heavy rains and flooding, and rose high into the streets of Anama, in the Amazonas state of Brazil, according to Reuters. Continue reading
Jun 06 How to stop illegal fishing in the world's oceans? Send in the hackers. By Tracy Wholf, Carey Reed On Friday, coders and others came together in 12 cities throughout the world for the second annual Fishackathon, a 24-hour event to create mobile apps and other devices to help fishermen around the globe report catches, build better management systems,… Continue reading
Jun 06 G-7 leaders face tough reality of Russia sanctions strategy By Julie Pace, Associated Press None of the world powers believes the economic and diplomatic punishments levied on Russia for its alleged aggression in Ukraine are changing President Vladimir Putin's calculus, yet there are no plans to shift strategies… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 3:34 Is Erdogan stirring election tensions? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the high tensions ahead of the Turkish election, including a deadly attack on a Kurdish political rally. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 2:57 Election approaching, Turkey's Erdogan seeks to expand powers By PBS News Hour Turkey heads to parliamentary elections Sunday, and Turkish President Erdogan wants his party to win at least 60 percent of the seats in order to change the constitution and grant executive-style powers to his office. Will millions endorse or stop… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 9:51 Why isn't there a better test to detect Ebola? By PBS News Hour In Sierra Leone, health care workers use infrared thermometers to monitor those who may have come in contact with Ebola. It takes 21 days before they can be deemed virus-free. That’s why researchers are trying to create more precise infection… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Greek PM rejects creditors' conditions, calling for debt relief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected conditions by creditors for supplying more bailout money. Yesterday Athens shook up financial markets when it opted to defer a payment to creditors. Also, U.S. weapons, including rifles and… Continue watching
Jun 05 American Samoans don't have right to U.S. citizenship, court rules By Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled Friday that people from the South Pacific islands of American Samoa do not have a right to U.S. citizenship simply because they were born in the U.S. territory. Continue reading
Jun 05 Greece postpones debt payment; new elections possible By John Psaropoulos Two Greek ministers on Friday spoke of the possibility of holding elections should talks with creditors fail, in an indication of mounting frustrations. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 53:29 PBS NewsHour full episode June 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, fights broke out in Eastern Ukraine, shattering the cease-fire. Also: Sen. Lindsey Graham on his presidential bid, scientists search for elusive samples of Ebola in animals to uncover how humans become infected, pucks, playoffs and ponies… Continue watching