World Aug 18 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home Saving the Kurdish city of Irbil from the onslaught of Islamic State fighters was one of the goals of U.S. airstrikes launched earlier this month. But a sense of foreboding remains in the region, and many of the displaced residents…
Episode Aug 18 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Monday, August 18, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, as the Missouri National Guard arrived on the orders of the governor. Also: the Ebola outbreak in Liberia captured through a photographer's lens, whether greater teacher independence would…
Health Aug 18 After one quarantine center is attacked in Liberia, another large Ebola medical facility opens
World Aug 18 News Wrap: Refugee convoy attacked in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, the Ukrainian military reported that dozens of civilians were killed when a convoy of refugees came under rocket fire near the rebel-held city of Luhansk. Government officials and the separatists have blamed each other for…
Nation Aug 18 Missouri National Guard arrives in Ferguson to quell unrest The Missouri National Guard arrived in Ferguson on the orders of Gov. Jay Nixon a night after police again used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a crowd that was reportedly throwing Molotov cocktails and shooting at police.