Politics Aug 27 ‘Mind-bogglingly expensive’ race brews in Florida as former and current governors go head-to-head
World Aug 27 What does it take to free a captured American? A wave of American hostages held by Islamic extremists has raised questions about the U.S. policy not to pay ransoms. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Rohde of Reuters and Brian Jenkins of RAND Corporation for views on the divergence between…
World Aug 27 Why do foreign fighters join the Islamic State? Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American man who was killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, is not the first U.S. citizen to die as an Islamic militant in the war-torn country, and the FBI warns there are dozens…
World Aug 27 American hostages renew focus on U.S. ransom policy After 22 months in captivity, American journalist Peter Theo Curtis spoke publicly for the first time since his release from an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Meanwhile, Islamic State militants have threatened to kill journalist Steven Sotloff unless the U.S. stops…
Episode Aug 26 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine a truce and cease-fire between Hamas and Israel which opens more border crossings into Gaza. Also: how American companies change their address to avoid corporate taxes, a Wisconsin group trying to turn student borrowers…