Episode Mar 12 PBS NewsHour full episode March 12, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at two shootings of police officers in Ferguson, only hours after the city's police chief resigned. Also: heavy fighting continues in Iraq against the Islamic State, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces…
Nation Mar 12 Gather ‘round to hear FDR’s first fireside chat In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, we look back 82 years ago, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of 30 “fireside chats.” His radio addresses helped to comfort and build confidence among Americans during the height…
Economy Mar 12 Coding academies offer fast track to good jobs Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits New York's Flatiron School, one of numerous coding bootcamps online and around the country that are designed to help graduates land jobs in a high-demand industry.
World Mar 12 Will Netanyahu survive Tuesday’s election? Will Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold onto power after next week's elections? The latest polling reveals that Netanyahu's Likud party is slightly trailing the Zionist Union party, prompting questions about whether the leader will survive the early elections he…
World Mar 12 Tikrit is ‘huge test’ for Iraq’s fight against Islamic State Heavy fighting continued in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, as Iraqi forces and militias moved in on the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, 25 Iraqi soldiers were killed in a friendly fire incident involving an aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition against…
Episode Mar 11 PBS NewsHour full episode March 11, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine Congress' questioning of the Obama administration's seeking of war authorization against the Islamic State. Also: an interview with President Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government, why some students are opting out of the Common…