World Feb 10 News Wrap: Assad says he gets indirect info on U.S. airstrikes In our news wrap Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claimed on the BBC that he is getting information on the U.S. air campaign against the Islamic State indirectly through third parties. Also, there were reports that the U.S. embassy in…
Episode Feb 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 9, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the U.S. and Europe debate strategies to stop the conflict in Ukraine. Also: A legal showdown over same-sex marriage in Alabama, the week ahead in politics with Amy Walter and Nia Malika-Henderson, holding police accountable for…
Politics Feb 09 How Walker and Jindal are drawing attention for 2016 Gwen Ifill talks to Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report about early efforts by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to make an impact on the 2016 presidential race,…
Nation Feb 09 Remembering Dean Smith, innovative coach who inspired deep loyalty Dean Smith, former head coach of men’s basketball at the University of North Carolina, has died at age 83. He led his team to two national championships and earned a place in the Hall of Fame, but is best remembered…
Nation Feb 09 New series explores how to fight gender oppression at home and abroad Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have exposed widespread problems of abuse, sex trafficking and violence against women in Africa and Asia. Now they also bring their focus home, shining a light on the ways American women are commonly hurt,…
Nation Feb 09 Albuquerque holds police department accountable after many fatal incidents The Albuquerque Police Department has come under national scrutiny for shootings involving officers, including 28 fatal incidents in the last five years. In March, two policemen shot and killed a mentally ill homeless man, all captured on a body camera.
World Feb 09 U.S. unity with Europe vital to pressuring Russia on Ukraine President Obama and Germany’s leader Angela Merkel showed unity in their support for an end to fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels, but there have been signs of a rift over whether to send arms to the Ukrainian government.
Nation Feb 09 How Alabama politics are motivating a legal showdown over gay marriage In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on gay marriage. Last month a federal court lifted that law, but the state’s supreme court chief justice ordered judges to ignore the ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal…
World Feb 09 Obama leaves open the option of arming Ukraine if diplomacy and sanctions fail German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Obama to discuss how to defuse fighting on the Ukrainian border. While Merkel has warned that adding more weapons to the equation would simply escalate the war, Obama said arming Ukrainian forces will…