Aug 20 Holder promises full and fair investigation in Ferguson Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson, Missouri, to meet with the family of Michael Brown, as well as other community members, and receive an update from the FBI on the federal civil rights investigation of the shooting. Officials hoped…
World Aug 20 In remembering James Foley, sobering lessons for protecting journalists James Foley’s journalistic career spanned multiple countries and conflicts; his reporting from Afghanistan and Libya appeared on the NewsHour, as well as other news outlets. Gwen Ifill remembers Foley and discusses the dangers reporters face with Charles Sennott, co-founder of…
World Aug 20 Family mourns murdered journalist James Foley, Obama condemns Islamic State Journalist James Foley was confirmed as the man executed by beheading in a video released by the Islamic State group. Militants also threatened to kill another American journalist if the U.S. didn’t stop airstrikes in Iraq. Foley, 40, was abducted…
World Aug 20 News Wrap: Israel and Hamas resume fierce attacks In our news wrap Wednesday, a strike by Israel targeted the head of Hamas’ military wing in a new round of attacks, but Gazans say it instead killed his wife and son. Also, police and soldiers in Liberia enforced an…
Episode Aug 19 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Tonight on the program, we continue to examine the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, where a new police shooting threatened to inflame protesters. We also break down the racial divide in public opinion. Also: Doctors Without Borders president Dr. Joanne Liu…