Jan 07 Watch How a winter 'wobble' brought freezing North Pole temperatures to the U.S. By PBS News Hour The strong winds that normally keep the masses of very cold air contained near the North Pole weakened this week, allowing frigid temperatures to reach down into the United States. Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Freedman of Climate Central about… Continue watching
Jan 07 German supermarkets got a surprise shipment of cocaine with their bananas Five supermarkets in Germany found themselves with large hauls of Cocaine packed within delivered banana crates. Photo by Flickr user thebarrowboy Supermarkets in Germany found themselves with some new, and unexpected, produce on Monday: Cocaine. Continue reading
Jan 07 Ex-Chinese health minister says air pollution kills up to 500,000 people a year China's former health minister claims the severe air pollution in the country claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year. Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images Between 350,000 and 500,000 people die in China each year from severe… Continue reading
Jan 07 Arctic blast hits the U.S. with lowest temperatures in decades Freezing temperatures hit lows not seen in decades across the U.S. Still by PBS NewsHour As the phrase "polar vortex" enters the public's vocabulary, mercury in thermometers continued to drop this week with forecasts across the U.S. calling… Continue reading
Jan 07 Gold Coins for babies? Iran looks for new ways to increase nation's birth rate Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images The Associated Press reported Monday that after a successful two decades of curbing birth rates in the country, Iran wants to reverse course and promote a baby boom in order to combat the… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Al-Shabab terrorists in training find inspiration in Kenya mall attack By PBS News Hour For the Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab, the 2013 attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed 67 people is being used to inspire new soldiers. Jamal Osman of Independent Television News goes inside a camp where nearly… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch What role should the U.S. play in keeping al-Qaida from gaining Iraq foothold? What role should the U.S. play in keeping al-Qaida from gaining Iraq foothold?… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Confronting bitter weather, Midwest mayors address help for vulnerable citizens Confronting bitter weather, Midwest mayors address help for vulnerable citizens… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Hezbollah upgrades missile threat to Israel A new source of conflict in the Middle East might be emerging. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah, is getting more advanced weaponry that could be far more precise in their attacks. Continue watching
Jan 05 Kerry: U.S. will not send troops to Fallujah and Ramadi JERUSALEM -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops. File photo. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Kerry… Continue reading