May 07 Watch 3:24 Author Emma Sky on the fateful mistakes made after the Iraq invasion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Twitter chat: Are you benefiting from modern day slavery? By Nora Daly Twenty-one million people are currently victims of modern day slavery. And most Americans use or consume products produced by slave labor--everything from pet food to sushi to cell phone parts--on a daily basis. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 4:02 Why U.S. rules aren't stopping illegal ivory trade at home By PBS News Hour Much of the money made from the illegal global ivory trade funds global terrorism and criminal networks. Judy Woodruff talks to the NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia about illicit ivory sales in the U.S. and how hard it is to regulate. Continue watching
May 06 Watch 3:26 Cameron and Miliband in tight race as UK voters flock to smaller parties By PBS News Hour Britons will vote on Thursday in the country's first general election in five years. But opinion polls suggest neither of the two largest parties -- Conservative and Labour -- will win a majority of seats. And for either side, forming… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:11 Why the UK elections matter to the United States By PBS News Hour Why are Britain’s voters and political parties so divided ahead of Thursday’s election? And what’s at stake for that country and for the U.S.? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Balz of The Washington Post, reporting from London. Continue watching
May 06 How smugglers move black market ivory on Craigslist By P. J. Tobia Experts say the African elephant could be extinct within a decade. Between 2010 and 2012 alone, 100,000 African elephants were poached -- killed for their tusks. That's a dead elephant every 15 minutes, much faster than the animals can reproduce. Continue reading
May 06 Oxford English Dictionary could soon include gender-neutral title 'Mx' By Corinne Segal The Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding “Mx.” to its next edition as a gender-neutral alternative to “Mr.,” “Ms.” and “Mrs.”… Continue reading
May 06 Germanwings co-pilot tested descent settings on previous flight By Joshua Barajas Cockpit data revealed that the Germanwings co-pilot, who crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps on March 24, may have rehearsed a controlled descent on a previous flight the same day, French investigators said in an interim report Wednesday. Continue reading
May 06 Kerry hopes to win pause in Yemen war as he heads to talks By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press DJIBOUTI — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hopes to secure a pause in Yemen's war as he prepared for talks in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, citing increased shortages of food, fuel and medicine that are adding to a… Continue reading
May 06 What you need to know about Britain's election By Larisa Epatko Every five years, Britons elect members of Parliament. But after this year's vote on Thursday, the results of the new government might not be known for days. Continue reading