World Oct 17 News Wrap: Iraqi PM urges Sunni tribal leaders to defend Ramadi from Islamic State In our news wrap Friday, Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Sunni tribal leaders to urge them to defend the city of Ramadi from Islamic State forces. Also, the prime minister of Nepal pledged to establish an early…
Episode Oct 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 16, 2014 Tonight on the program, we look at how lawmakers called on health agencies to account for mistakes made concerning Ebola. Also: HBO to offer a new, standalone streaming service, #gamergate goes from ethics campaign to spawning death threats against women,…
Nation Oct 16 Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today In 1964, the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first large-scale campus student movement in the country. The demonstrations set the stage for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the campaign for women’s equality and others. Special…
Education Oct 16 'Terrific students can be found anywhere': One scholar's path from homeless shelter to halls of Georgetown