Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration announces plans to send hundreds of extra troops to train Iraqi forces in the fight against the Islamic State group. Also: New drugs to treat bad cholesterol, salty waters intrude and threaten wildlife in Florida’s Everglades and the first Latino poet laureate steps into the spotlight.
Wednesday on the NewsHour...
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Photographer uses camera to reconnect with homeless father1 min -
From the fields to the Library of Congress, Juan Felipe Herrera took a winding path to poetry6 min -
Florida’s Everglades face new invasive threat: rising sea levels8 min -
Powerful new class of cholesterol drugs offers hope for some patients7 min -
Can Obama’s plan ‘defeat and destroy’ the Islamic State?17 min -
One year since Mosul’s capture, White House rolls out plan to send more military trainers5 min -
News Wrap: EPA moves to curb emissions from passenger airliners, cargo planes5 min
