Apr 23 American who was spokesman for Osama bin Laden killed By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Adam Gadahn, a former Little Leaguer who grew up to become a spokesman for Osama bin Laden, was born in 1978 in Oregon as Adam Pearlman. He was killed in a drone strike in January. Continue reading
Apr 23 American, Italian hostages killed in U.S. drone strike By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans working with the terror group, were inadvertently killed by CIA drone strikes early this year, the government revealed Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Photos: Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts for first time since 1972 By News Desk The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted Wednesday, sending smoke and ash into the air, and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands of people from nearby towns. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 54:01 PBS NewsHour full episode April 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia resumed its air campaign in Yemen hours after it announced an end. Also: Stopping police brutality in Philadelphia, links between energy drilling and earthquakes in Oklahoma, China invests billions to construct a canal through… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:07 The sister soldiers who assisted Special Ops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In Afghanistan, an elite band of female U.S. soldiers were deployed on risky night raids with one of the toughest special operations units. Margaret Warner talks to Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, who recounts their story in her book, “Ashley’s War.”… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:37 Mega canal project threatens to uproot Nicaragua's farmers, imperil wetlands By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 5:43 How Iran views Yemen conflict, nuclear sanctions By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for the The New York Times, for a closer look at Iran’s involvement in Yemen, the Iranian nuclear negotiations, as well as Iran’s charges of espionage against American journalist Jason Rezaian. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 2:14 Saudi Arabia restarts airstrikes hours after stopping By PBS News Hour Saudi Arabia’s halt on bombings in Yemen lasted only hours. The Saudi military had announced the end of the U.S.-backed air campaign on Tuesday, but with the caveat that it would continue to prevent further operations by Houthi militias. Within… Continue watching
Apr 22 Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings 'genocide' By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Barack Obama will once again stop short of calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide, prompting anger and disappointment from those who have been pushing him to fulfill a campaign promise and use the politically fraught term on… Continue reading
Apr 22 43 dinosaur eggs discovered at construction site in China By Colleen Shalby On Sunday, 43 fossilized dinosaur eggs were discovered in the city of Heyuan, located in the Guandong province of China. Continue reading