Nov 20 Watch Woman blinded in one eye by airbag accident testifies at Takata hearing By PBS News Hour Exploding airbags manufactured by the Japanese company Takata were the focus of a Senate committee hearing. One in about 8 million cars in the U.S. have been recalled for the problem, which occurs when the inflators fire too much force,… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch News Wrap: Last month was hottest October on record By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the world experienced its hottest month of October since recording began -- the fifth month this year to set new highs. Also, as State Secretary John Kerry arrives in Vienna for a new round of… Continue watching
Nov 20 25 percent of people worldwide still get fecally contaminated water By Laura Santhanam Out of the world's population of 7.3 billion people, about one-quarter of them drink water from sources polluted with fecal matter, and one billion people practice open defacation. That number is especially high in rural parts of the world, where… Continue reading
Nov 20 Twitter chat: Are children's rights better protected today than they were 25 years ago? By Nora Daly How have obstacles to ensuring children’s rights changed in the last 25 years, and what are the most effective ways of protecting children’s rights today?… Continue reading
Nov 20 South Korea ferry company chief sentenced to 10 years in jail for April disaster By Justin Scuiletti A South Korean district court Thursday sentenced the chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine Company -- which operated the ferry involved in the April disaster that killed more than 300 people -- to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter… Continue reading
Nov 20 Commission warns China will continue to strain relations with U.S. By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China's president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch News Wrap: Early, monster snowstorm catches Western New York off guard By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, New York state’s Buffalo region was socked with a powerful, early snowstorm, which covered some areas with as much as 6 feet of powder, with more accumulation expected. Also, the Israeli government demolished the home… Continue watching
Nov 19 Kerry meets with Arab mediator ahead of Iran nuclear deadline By Matthew Lee, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held an unexpected second meeting in two days with a key Arab mediator in the Iran nuclear talks, part of a last-minute push to meet a Monday deadline for a deal that… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Is incitement to blame for growing Middle East violence? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Jerusalem synagogue murders stoke already high tensions - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching