• News Wrap: Capitol Police wound man who pulled gun

    News Wrap: Capitol Police wound man who pulled gun

    Mar 29, 2016 12:13 AM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: Plus, a report from the front lines against ISIS, where Iraqi troops are beginning an offensive to take back the city of Mosul. JANE FERGUSON: Civilians are running from their homes where the fresh fighting has broken out. These people came from the villages recently retaken from ISIS ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. indicts 7 hackers for attacks on banks

    News Wrap: U.S. indicts 7 hackers for attacks on banks

    Mar 25, 2016 12:01 AM EDT

    ... the suspects remain at large. In Iraq, government troops opened a military offensive today to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson is in Iraq, and reports from Irbil. JANE FERGUSON: Iraqi forces spent weeks chipping away at Islamic State positions in the north. And ...

  • Syrian refugees share stories of survival and suffering in Lebanon

    Syrian refugees share stories of survival and suffering in Lebanon

    Feb 06, 2016 01:16 AM EDT

    ... live in desperate conditions. Others are looking toward Europe. Some still dream of home. But amid the crisis, there is some good fortune. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Beirut. JANE FERGUSON: Running a bakery is not something Abdul Halim is used to. Only a few months ago, he was ...

  • Lebanese say #YouStink to government's garbage crisis and corruption

    Lebanese say #YouStink to government's garbage crisis and corruption

    Sep 01, 2015 12:49 AM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: We turn now to another corner of the Middle East, Lebanon, where a crisis surrounding trash and what to do with it has sparked a political movement that's shocking the country's leadership. NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Beirut. JANE FERGUSON: People here are ...

  • Rebel commander says Americans on the ground in Syria calling in airstrikes

    Rebel commander says Americans on the ground in Syria calling in airstrikes

    Jul 30, 2015 11:26 PM EDT

    ... launched a program to train up to 5,000 so-called moderate rebels per year. So far, they're nowhere near that number. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson caught up with one of the few fighters who has been trained by the U.S. in Southern Turkey. JANE FERGUSON: In the ...

  • Uncertainty for residents as Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish targets

    Uncertainty for residents as Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish targets

    Jul 27, 2015 11:16 PM EDT

    ... Turkish border with Syria. This comes as Istanbul steps up its air campaign against the extremist group and its crackdown on Kurdish insurgents. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Southern Turkey, where many are holding their breaths. JANE FERGUSON: American fighter jets will soon be launched closer to the Islamic ...

  • This is what a civil war looks like

    This is what a civil war looks like

    Jun 19, 2015 10:47 PM EDT

    ... from the United States. JANE FERGUSON: They're angry at the United States because? MAN: Yes, because they are not doing anything for our people. JANE FERGUSON: OK. (CROSSTALK) JANE FERGUSON: So, they think that the United States could tell Saudi Arabia to stop it? MAN: Yes. They are supporting ...

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    Awards

    Nov 19, 2013 09:54 PM EDT

    White House/Presidential: Second Place: Stuart Cohen Audio: Second Place: Stuart Cohen The Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism: Jane Ferguson Black Girls Who Rock STL Honoree: Gabrielle Hays 2023 Judy Woodruff named recipient of Katherine W. Fanning Fellowship in Journalism and Democracy from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation ...

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    Gaming Mr. Darcy: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Economics

    Jul 10, 2013 04:38 PM EDT

    ... analytical bent indicates that she had Asperger's. I don't know if Austen was on the autistic spectrum, but in a recent book, Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer does indeed analyze "Pride and Prejudice" from the perspective of autism. In "Jane Austen, Game Theorist," I suggest that social science and game ...

  • 5 important stories that aren't fake news

    5 important stories that aren't fake news

    Nov 21, 2016 09:20 PM EDT

    We are living in a “post-truth” world. In fact, Oxford Dictionaries crowned the compound adjective the 2016 word of the year. We invite you to distract yourself from the guesswork and falsehoods with five important and legitimate stories you won’t find on World News Daily Report, one of many sites that traffic in fake news.