Mar 14 Margaret Warner rolls into Crimea with PBS NewsHour reporting team By Travis Daub PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. Warner will report from Crimea for the next few days, crossing the country by train and car. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch What prevents the U.S. from signing the U.N. disabilities treaty? By PBS News Hour Opponents of U.S. ratification by Congress of a United Nations convention that pushes for equal rights for those with disabilities argue that it would give the U.N. jurisdiction over domestic laws. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the treaty from… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Japan considers energy future after Fukushima By PBS News Hour A disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, has greatly affected how Japanese citizens feel about that energy source. Polls suggest that 80 percent of voters now oppose nuclear power in Japan. But walking away… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch U.S. signature absent from U.N. disability convention, celebrated at Paralympic Games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Revolutionaries around the world add new social media networks to tech toolkit By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch News Wrap: Germany's Merkel warns neighbor Russia about potential damage from Ukraine crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 U.S. releases Guantanamo prisoner after 12 years By Sarah Sheffer An Algerian man held in Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp for 12 years without trial has been sent back to his home country. Continue reading
Mar 13 Twitter Chat: Who are the women who have had the biggest impact on society? By Bridget Shirvell March is Women’s History Month and this week during #NewsHourChats we will discuss the contributions of women both past and present and the glass ceilings still left to break. Continue reading
Mar 13 Aid groups pin hopes on U.N. resolution allowing access in Syria By Larisa Epatko Of the dozens of Syrian refugees that human rights advocate Sahr Muhammedally met last spring, one woman stood out. Continue reading
Mar 13 New report says Malaysia Airlines jet stayed in air for four more hours By News Desk The Wall Street Journal reported early Thursday that U.S. investigators suspect that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet stayed in the air for about four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location. The paper reports that U.S. counterterrorism… Continue reading