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…
Arts Mar 11 The blurred line between creative risk and musical rip-off The song “Blurred Lines” was one of the biggest hits of 2013, but a jury has decided that some of that success is thanks to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up.” Gaye’s children were awarded $7.3 million after they…
Nation Mar 11 News Wrap: Military investigates Florida helicopter crash In our news wrap Wednesday, seven marines and four national guard crewmen were presumed dead after a military helicopter crashed during a night training mission in Florida. Also, the police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, resigned in the wake of mounting…