Jun 02 Watch 5:17 Righting a wrong nearly 100 years later, two soldiers receive Medal of Honor posthumously By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson were recognized with the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 Does the end of Sepp Blatter mean a new start for soccer? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 2:22 Rescue teams race to find Chinese cruise ship survivors By PBS News Hour Overnight a Chinese river cruise ship rolled over during stormy weather. Hundreds of people, mostly older retirees, are still missing; 15 people have been found alive so far. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the search efforts. Continue watching
Jun 02 FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces he will step down By Margaret Myers Less than a week after a corruption scandal rocked the soccer world, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who maintained he was the man to lead soccer's international governing body, has stepped down. Continue reading
Jun 02 Rescuers try to pull people from sunken boat in China By News Desk Rescue workers stood on the overturned hull of a cruise boat in China’s Yangtze River on Tuesday, hoping to extract more than 400 passengers still trapped underneath. Continue reading
Jun 02 Video: First 3-D bird fossil of South America discovered in Brazil By Nsikan Akpan Paleontologists have stumbled upon a bird fossil in Brazil that is so well preserved its long tail feathers have possibly retained their original color and spots. Continue reading
Jun 02 Non-surgical treatment for clubfoot helps those who can't afford it By Larisa Epatko Children born with clubfoot in low-income countries don’t have many prospects if the abnormality is left untreated. The standard treatment used to be a complicated surgery that didn’t always take. But ever since a non-surgical method was developed, it became… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:11 'I wished I was dead': the harrowing plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims By PBS News Hour Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have attempted to flee Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants, Lucy Watson of Independent Television News reports from Rakhine State, where 140,000 Rohingya are living in camps and yearning to escape. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 4:48 Author poses as Islamic State recruit to understand the world of jihad By PBS News Hour In the new book “In the Skin of a Jihadist,” a journalist goes undercover to understand the mind of a terrorist and his recruitment techniques. The author, whose identity has been hidden to protect her safety, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:57 How far should U.S. go in South China Sea territory dispute? By PBS News Hour President Obama and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter have urged China to curb activities in the disputed South China Sea territory. Vietnam and other allies have also been advised to ease off. Should the U.S. do more to tamp down growing… Continue watching