Dec 17 Obama's plan to open relations with Cuba in 13 points By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. is making historic changes in its dealings with Cuba, because decades of U.S. isolation of the communist nation have had little effect. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. international aid head to step down By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says he will step down from the post in February. Continue reading
Dec 17 Cuba releases U.S. prisoner Alan Gross By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American Alan Gross has been released from a Cuban prison after five years, as part of an agreement that also includes the release of three Cubans jailed in the United States, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 8:46 Getting 'to zero' in the fight against Ebola By PBS News Hour This year’s Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 6,800 people, according to the World Health Organization. “If you leave a single case untreated and then if you let that transmission continue, it could explode again,” Dr. Jim… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:29 Does economic turbulence hurt Putin's power? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 2:12 Sanctions, cheap oil take toll on Russia's struggling currency - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Sydney mourns hostage victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the citizens of Sydney paid tribute to the two victims who were killed in a hostage standoff. Also, two suicide car bombings killed at least 26 people in Yemen. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:28 Taliban massacre of schoolchildren shocks Pakistan By PBS News Hour Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing scores of young students. The Pakistani Taliban claimed it was in retaliation for a new government military offensive. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the events and Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 16 Apple halts online sales in Russia as ruble plummets By Justin Scuiletti Russian shoppers looking to purchase an iPod or iPad online for the holidays were out of luck Tuesday as Apple halted all online sales of its products -- with Russia's volatile currency to blame. Continue reading
Dec 16 How the Islamic State lures Westerners with a humanitarian approach By Eric Tucker, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The three teenage girls from Colorado swapped Twitter messages about marriage and religion with recruiters for the Islamic State group, then set out for Syria with passports and thousands of dollars in stolen cash. Authorities intercepted them in… Continue reading