Dec 15 Denmark stakes claim to oil-rich North Pole By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Monday, the European nation delivered an official claim to a United Nations council in New York, part of a the race to own the Arctic that includes Norway, Canada and Russia. Continue reading
Dec 15 Australians use #IllRideWithYou to stand in solidarity with Muslims By Colleen Shalby Shortly after Man Haron Monisa -- a Muslim man -- was identified as the suspect who held more than a dozen people hostage in a Sydney cafe Monday, the hashtag #illridewithyou started trending in Australia, and soon elsewhere,… Continue reading
Dec 15 Gunman named as café siege in Sydney ends By Larisa Epatko The man who held more than a dozen people hostage in a café in Sydney is believed to be self-described cleric Man Haron Monis, according to Australian news reports. Continue reading
Dec 14 Hostage situation unfolds at cafe in Sydney By Elisabeth Ponsot Police are responding after at least one gunman reportedly took hostages at a cafe in Sydney on Monday morning. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 14, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 14, the Senate passes the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the government running in a late night deal. And, in our signature segment, two years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 4:00 Climate talks in Lima: What did the global community actually agree on? By PBS News Hour For the first time in history, climate change negotiators have come up with a plant to limit greenhouse gas emissions in every single nation. The agreement requires all 196 countries to create a detailed plan within the next six months… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 25:21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 13, protests against killings by police continue in New York and Washington D.C. Later, a look inside a covert United States government hip-hop program in Cuba. And, from California, a historic drought has farmers… Continue watching
Dec 13 Deal reached in overtime at UN climate summit in Peru By Carey Reed Delegates from 190 countries agreed on a deal to curb climate change Sunday, as United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru, entered a second day of overtime. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 3:19 New life in Uruguay for former Guantanamo detainees like 'being born for the second time' By PBS News Hour Abu Wa'el Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees who were resettled in Uruguay this week, after being held for more than a decade without being charged. Cori Crider, lawyer for the former prisoner, talks to Judy Woodruff about… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Computer failure shuts down London airspace By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, British officials demanded an investigation of an incident that brought Europe’s busiest airport to a standstill. Also, the Pew Research Center found that the wealth gap between white Americans and minorities is growing. Continue watching