Jul 16 Watch Facing declining applications, Peace Corps rethinks how to reach a new generation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Can Israel achieve goal of 'sustained quiet' without a ground invasion? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Israel agrees to five-hour pause of Gaza strikes after UN appeal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Can we control the global AIDS epidemic by 2030? By Talia Mindich AIDS related deaths and HIV infections worldwide are decreasing, a UN agency reported Wednesday, and—with greater funding—it is possible to control the global epidemic by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 16 Obama says Russian actions 'have consequences,' escalates sanctions By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Struggling to defuse the persistent crisis in Ukraine, both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukrainian rebels "have consequences." Though the… Continue reading
Jul 16 Israeli defense system intercepts four rockets above Tel Aviv By News Desk Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted four rockets over the Tel Aviv area Wednesday morning, after the military bombed the homes of several Hamas leaders overnight. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 53:27 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve Bank discusses the state of the U.S. economy in semi-annual testimony. Also: the impact of small, specialized and local businesses on the overall economy, the challenges of brokering a cease-fire with Hamas, efforts… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch In Vietnam, new hospital equipment gives more infants a breath of life By PBS News Hour Hospitals in Vietnam used to rely on imported equipment that often broke down. Now, cheaper, more usable neonatal machines are made within the country and are tailored to local conditions. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Hanoi on… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Why Hamas rejected an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire By PBS News Hour Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel Tuesday, refusing Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to writer Mark Perry about what it will take for Hamas to accept a ceasefire, the group’s growing popularity… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Hopes for Mideast cease-fire dashed as Israel resumes airstrikes on Gaza By PBS News Hour Continue watching