World Sep 19 News Wrap: Rice says U.S. ready for Syria airstrikes In our news wrap Friday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the U.S. is ready to start airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, but did not indicate when they would begin. France conducted its first strike against the…
Episode Sep 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 18, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at Australia, where police thwarted a jihadist copycat beheading plot. We then get analysis on the Mideast's role in the Islamic State fight. Also: Ukraine's president appeals for U.S. aid, a Utah…
Nation Sep 18 Justice Department aims to rebuild trust in police with community engagement initiative In the wake of the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, the Justice Department is launching a $5 million initiative to foster better relationships between communities and their police departments. Gwen Ifill…
World Sep 18 What role should Mideast countries play in Islamic State fight? The Obama administration has been drumming up support for the U.S. plan against the Islamic State. How do Middle Eastern nations regard the militant group and the U.S. strategy? Hari Sreenivasan gets reaction from Robin Wright of the United States…
Economy Sep 18 Why the typical worker is struggling to share U.S. prosperity The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a pattern of uneven progress. While the poverty and unemployment rates have fallen, prosperity is no longer widely shared as the economy grows. Sheldon Danziger of the Russell Sage Foundation talks…