Dec 09 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Congress hammers out federal funding bill details By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, negotiators worked out differences on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would fund the government through September 2015 and avert a shutdown. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry called on lawmakers to authorize new… Continue watching
Dec 09 With schools closed in Liberia, education nonprofit joins Ebola battle By Larisa Epatko The nonprofit More Than Me helps girls in Liberia’s West Point slum get an education and stay off the streets. But when Ebola hit last summer, the organization shifted gears to assist in the fight. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:03 These Syrian child refugees work in the fields to support their displaced families By Marcia Biggs Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:07 Understanding the risks of rescuing hostages - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 2:55 White House defends deadly Yemen hostage mission - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Six Guantanamo detainees resettled in Uruguay By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, six detainees who have been held for more than a decade at Guantanamo without being charged have arrived in Uruguay to be resettled as refugees. Also, the Justice Department released new guidelines on federal law… Continue watching
Dec 08 China rejects provision for scrutiny of carbon use at UN climate conference By Shehryar Nabi Representatives from China attending a UN conference on climate change in Lima, Peru on Friday prevented the insertion of provisions into a draft text that would have allowed other countries and non-governmental organizations to question China’s carbon reduction policies. Continue reading
Dec 08 Imminent release of torture report leaves U.S. preparing for backlash By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American embassies and other U.S. interests abroad are bracing for possible security threats related to Tuesday's planned release of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques, the White House says. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 22:49 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 7, six Guantanamo detainees are released for resettlement. Later, a closer look at the failed attempt to rescue hostages in Yemen. And, assessing one of North Korea's most powerful weapons: the cyber attack. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:08 'Unprecedented' Sony hack stirs concern over North Korea cyberwarfare By PBS News Hour Investigators have called the pre-Thanksgiving cyber attack on Sony Pictures “unprecedented.” The attack knocked out most of Sony’s network and while the culprits remain unknown, some are considering North Korea as a possible suspect. For more on North Korea’s possible… Continue watching