World Feb 17 Greek bailout talks falter amid threat of default The European Union has demanded that Greece agree to an extension bailout program by Friday or risk losing assistance altogether. The Greek finance minister called the plan absurd, but did not rule out a deal. Without an agreement, the current…
Episode Feb 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 16, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at Egypt's airstrikes against the Islamic State group as the militants expand their territory. Also: How poverty and mental illness are putting more people behind bars, a look at whether Jehovah's Witness…
World Feb 16 Islamic State exploits the chaos of civil war in Libya The murder of Egyptian Christian hostages by the Islamic State in Libya raises the alarm that the militant group is expanding from its territory in Syria and Iraq. Gwen Ifill talks to Frederic Wehrey of the Carnegie Endowment for International…
World Feb 16 News Wrap: Danish police arrest two for aiding gunman In our news wrap Monday, authorities in Copenhagen arrested two men they believe helped the shooter who carried out the worst terror attack in Denmark in decades. Also, fighting broke out between Ukrainian troops and Russian-back separatists a day after…
Nation Feb 16 Exploring Robert E. Lee's connections to George Washington Robert E. Lee was the son of a Revolutionary War hero who was a trusted aide to George Washington. In 1861, after 25 years in the U.S. Army, Lee turned down an offer to command Union forces in the Civil…
Nation Feb 16 Did leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses cover up child sex abuse? In San Francisco, a woman is suing the Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to protect her from a known child abuser when she was a child. The Center for Investigative Reporting has shed light on accusations that religious leaders led a…