Jul 03 Watch America's global legacy at 250 By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert As the United States grew from a series of small colonies into a global superpower, it took bold, transformative steps on the world stage, but it has also stumbled. On this 250th anniversary, guest moderator William Brangham, Esther Brimmer, Michael… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Iran begins funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Khamenei By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Iran began funeral ceremonies for its late supreme leader, hundreds more in Venezuela have been confirmed dead after last week’s earthquakes, Egypt won its first-ever game in the World Cup’s knockout round, New York is… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 8:21 Lured by Russia, African soldiers end up on deadly front lines of Ukraine war By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including a half million killed since the war began. Now, as Russia runs out of recruits, it is bringing in mercenaries from far away. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 03 A Belgian diamond group is gifting Trump a lavish ring after that industry won tariff relief By Sam McNeil, Associated Press It’s a glitzy window into the role that ostentatious – and almost always gilded — gifts are playing by those seeking to curry favor with the U.S. president. Continue reading
Jul 03 Interpol names 39-year-old woman as suspect in Monaco apartment bombing By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Monaco authorities say the bomb was detonated remotely. Continue reading
Jul 03 Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat at Tehran's Grand Mosalla alongside family members killed in the Israeli airstrike that came in the first moments of the war on Feb. 28. Continue reading
Jul 03 Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The document is one of only 11 known copies of the Exeter printing, made just days after the original was signed in 1776. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH: 5 little-known stories from U.S. military history By Cecilia Lallmann, Shyla Duff Monumental figures throughout history have helped shape the nation by leading or serving in its armed forces. Here are five you might not know. Continue reading
Jul 03 NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack. Continue reading
Jul 03 Russia unleashes massive barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, as Putin shrugs off energy concerns By Associated Press There have been over 50 reported Ukrainian attacks on energy facilities in Russia and occupied Crimea since March, badly denting the country's refining capacity. Continue reading