Sep 01 Watch Despite Ukraine peace talks, military tensions escalate By PBS News Hour Ukraine, Russia and the Ukrainian rebels participated in talks aimed at restoring peace at a gathering in Belarus on Monday. Despite the new dialogue, parties on the ground seem to be bracing for more conflict. Matt Frei of Independent Television… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch News Wrap: UN approves investigation of the Islamic State in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the United Nations human rights council condemned the Islamic State group for what it called abuses on “an unimaginable scale” and approved an investigation of the militants’ actions in Iraq -- from mass killings to… Continue watching
Sep 01 Marine Corps helicopter crashes in Gulf of Aden; all rescued By Will Lester, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A Marine Corps helicopter with 25 aboard crashed Monday in the Gulf of Aden, and all aboard were rescued, the Navy said. The 17 Marines and eight Navy sailors were recovered and were on board the USS Mesa… Continue reading
Sep 01 What's behind a 'disastrously inadequate response' to West Africa's Ebola outbreak By Jenny Marder A third confirmed case of Ebola was reported in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 16, Reuters reported on Monday. This comes after a doctor in that city died last week after treating a man… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 31, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, conflict in Ukraine continues as military prisoners are exchanged overnight. We take an in-depth look at Ebola's strain on the healthcare system in West Africa. And, learn about the experimental new drug for heart patients that might… Continue watching
Aug 31 Paris explosion leaves at least four dead, 11 injured By Rialda Zukic At least four people died Sunday following an explosion and collapse of a four-story building in a northeastern Paris suburb, Reuters reports. The deaths included an 8-year-old child and an 80-year-old woman who died as emergency workers carried her out… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch From the front lines: Ukraine army in 'very difficult state' By PBS News Hour Overnight there was a rare moment of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine as 9 Russian soldiers were swapped for 63 Ukrainian soldiers at the border. But, the crisis continues as officials said Sunday a Ukraine Navy vessel came under fire… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch How did the West Africa Ebola epidemic get out of control so fast? By PBS News Hour The spread of the most recent strain of the Ebola virus across parts of West Africa has highlighted not just the lethality of the disease but also the strains on the existing medical infrastructures there. For further insight, Stephen Morse,… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Where's the beef? Uncovering the ancient paleolithic diet in modern cultures By PBS News Hour The September issue of National Geographic examines the Paleo Diet as a way to feed the planet's future generations — and offers a more complete look at what our ancestors really ate. Science writer Ann Gibbons joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Aug 31 Lawmakers push White House to take action on Islamic State threat By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees on Sunday prodded President Barack Obama to take decisive action against what they say are growing threats from Islamic State militants on U.S. soil. Continue reading