Nov 18 Watch Targeting the Islamic State's money supply By PBS News Hour While much attention has been paid to the military campaign against the Islamic State, an equally important U.S. battle is targeting their funding, gained mostly through ransom, extortion and theft. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner discusses efforts to stifle… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch News Wrap: Obama ordered review of U.S. hostage response By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House confirmed a review is underway of how the U.S. responds to Americans being taken hostage overseas. Some relatives of victims of the Islamic State have urged the government to do more. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch News Wrap: U.S. not intimidated by Islamic State beheading, says Kerry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 17 UN report: More young people alive today than ever before By Laura Santhanam A United Nations report says that more young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are alive today than ever before, a demographic shift that both poses challenges and offers potential benefits. Continue reading
Nov 17 Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan By Dan Sagalyn There were at least 230 burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan according data from the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Defense. Beginning in 2008, veterans across the United States began suing former Haliburton subsidiary KBR Inc., the company… Continue reading
Nov 17 U.S. aid worker killed by IS believed in goodness of others, say parents By Justin Scuiletti The parents of Peter Kassig spoke Monday about the death of their son at the hands of the Islamic State group. "Peter's life is evidence that he has been right all along," they said. "One person does make a difference."… Continue reading
Nov 17 North Korea wanted a 'breakthrough' concession in exchange for prisoners, Clapper says By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press North Korea "feels itself to be under siege," he said. "There is a certain institutional paranoia and that was certainly reflected in a lot of things that he said." Clapper heard complaints about the U.S. interfering with North Korea's internal… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 16, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 16, another American hostage is beheaded by ISIS. Later, in our signature segment, despite loud protests, this town in Massachusetts might become the first in the nation to ban all tobacco sales. And, the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Napoleon's famed two-cornered hat sold at auction for $2.4 million By Andrew Mach Napoleon Bonaparte's trademark bicorn hat sold at auction near Paris on Sunday for roughly $2.4 million. Continue reading