Aug 07 Google search will reward encrypted sites By Colleen Shalby In an effort to make the Internet a safer place, Google will prioritize secure websites in search results, giving a boost to those URLs with an "https" -- "s" as in "secure" -- over "http."… Continue reading
Aug 07 Obama weighs airstrikes, aid as humanitarian crisis builds in Iraq By Julie Pace, Robert Burns, Associated Press President Barack Obama huddled with his national security team Thursday morning to discuss the crisis as the Islamic State group made further gains. Airstrikes in particular would mark a significant shift in the U.S. strategy in Iraq, where the military… Continue reading
Aug 07 Russia bans food imports from U.S. and E.U. By Ayan Sheikh Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, announced an immediate ban on the import of fruit, vegetable, meat and milk products from the United States, European Union and several other countries during a government meeting on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 07 Kerry aims to buffer Afghan presidential battle By Matthew Lee, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit to try to calm tensions between the country's two feuding presidential candidates. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | August 6, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the death toll from the Ebola outbreak rose as the U.N. declared the outbreak of serious global concern. Also: Hackers score a massive cyber security breach, European spacecraft Rosetta reached its destination after a 10-year journey,… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Did destruction and upheaval of WWI pave way for Ukraine, Mideast conflicts? By PBS News Hour The collision and shattering of world powers during World War I have laid the foundation for wars being waged today. For analysis of the war’s footprints, Jeffrey Brown is joined by Margaret MacMillan of University of Oxford, John Mearsheimer of… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Should an experimental drug be used to treat Ebola in West Africa? By PBS News Hour The treatment of two Ebola-infected Americans with an experimental drug, Z-Mapp, raises the question of whether it has potential for widespread use in combating the outbreak in West Africa. Judy Woodruff gets perspective on the topic from two experts, Dr. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch How the 'Great War' redefined the world By PBS News Hour Former enemies marked the centennial this week of the “Great War,” which pulled in world powers and killed 17 million soldiers and civilians across Europe and beyond. Jeffrey Brown reports on how the death and destruction of the world’s first… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch World Health Organization calls for emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak By PBS News Hour Two Americans infected with the Ebola virus and being treated in Atlanta have received an experimental drug, Z-Mapp, that had not previously been tested on humans and is in extremely limited supply. The WHO announced the latest numbers in rising… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch After criminals steal 1.2 billion web credentials, how to protect personal info from data breaches By PBS News Hour The New York Times and a Midwest security firm are reporting a massive breach of online privacy that includes the collection of more than a billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses. Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching