Jun 12 U.S. plans to send more aid to combat growing insurgency in Iraq By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to send new aid to Iraq to help slow a violent insurgent march that is threatening to take over the nation's north, officials said Wednesday. But the Obama administration offered only tepid support… Continue reading
Jun 12 World Cup: Why the U.S. hasn’t fallen in love with the ‘beautiful game’ By Larisa Epatko Most people acknowledge the United States hasn’t gotten fully on board the soccer train, though it seems to be gaining steam. We asked some soccer fans at the Spain-El Salvador pre-World Cup match in Washington, D.C., on June 7 for… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Why soccer-loving Brazilians are voicing discontent over World Cup By PBS News Hour Hopes for Brazil’s burgeoning economy were high when the World Cup was awarded to the country in 2007. But now many Brazilians accuse the World Cup celebrations of draining $15 billion of Brazil’s resources into the international economy. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Big spending and construction chaos deflates Brazilian joy over World Cup By PBS News Hour For many Brazilians, the excitement of hosting the World Cup has been greatly diminished since the day that FIFA awarded the event to the soccer-loving country. As transit workers and others have protested, some argue that the $15 billion spent… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch What’s holding up the closure of Guantanamo Bay? By PBS News Hour The exchange of five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has raised larger questions about prisoners being transferred from Guantanamo Bay. In all, 149 detainees from 19 countries still remain at the prison camp. For debate on what’s preventing the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Lawmakers blast Hagel over failure to communicate on Bergdahl deal By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel defended the prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at a Congressional hearing, the first time an administration official has testified publicly on the deal, saying the U.S. “needed to act swiftly.” Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch News Wrap: Sunni extremists extend control toward Baghdad with Tikrit takeover By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a group of Sunni militants broadened their control in Iraq by capturing the city of Tikrit, only 80 miles north of Baghdad. The al-Qaida linked group took over Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, a day… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch World Cup fans on why soccer slowly gaining steam in US By Larisa Epatko Continue watching
Jun 11 In Brazil, soccer no longer ‘opiate’ of the masses By Larisa Epatko Much has changed in Brazil since the last time it hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1950, including a more skeptical, informed and middle class audience. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Investigation launched into friendly fire deaths of five U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Continue watching