May 11 White House calls Seymour Hersh's bin Laden article 'outright falsehoods' By Associated Press The White House is dismissing as untrue an article alleging that President Barack Obama misled the public about how the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 10, 2015, China takes new steps to reinvigorate its increasingly sluggish economy, the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down a plan to rescue the state's indebted prison system, and in our signature segment, a South… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:14 Avalanches, poor weather roil search and rescue missions in Nepal By PBS News Hour Rescuers in Nepal called off their search for missing hikers due to avalanches and poor weather this weekend, even as the death toll from the last month's earthquake surpasses 8,000. Pamela Constable of the Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
May 10 Gulf nation leaders look to Obama for reassurance of fears over Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Leaders of Gulf nations unnerved by Washington's nuclear talks with Iran and Tehran's meddling across the Mideast look to President Barack Obama to promise more than words and weapons at Thursday's Camp David summit. Continue reading
May 10 Chinese central bank announces further rate cuts By Daniel Costa-Roberts In an effort to counteract an ongoing economic slowdown, China's central bank cut interest rates for the third time in six months… Continue reading
May 10 Rescue work suspended in Nepal after fresh avalanches hit northern region By Rebecca Lee Hampered by poor weather conditions and avalanches in northern Nepal, authorities said Sunday they would suspend the search for bodies following last month's 7.8 magnitude-earthquake. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 9th, 2015, an expert discusses what the new Russia-China alliance means for the U.S., teachers in Austin struggle to keep up with soaring real estate prices, and in our signature segment, Warren Buffett invests… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 3:19 What does Russia and China's cybersecurity pact mean for the US? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 09 North Korea responds to US diplomatic overture with show of force By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea greeted a U.S. diplomatic overture with a fresh show of force, seemingly testing the Obama administration's resolve for new nuclear talks. Continue reading
May 09 WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola By Daniel Costa-Roberts Following more than a month during which no new Ebola cases were reported in the country, Liberia was officially declared Ebola-free on Saturday by the World Health Organization. Continue reading