Aug 19 Sharp black-white divide on perceptions of Ferguson as clashes continue By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Poll finds racial gap on Ferguson perceptions Why Obama can't bridge the divide The last primary of the key Senate races Hillary heads to Iowa Dividing line: A new Pew Research Center poll… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 11:16 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Aug 18 President Obama cites progress in Iraq, announces Holder is heading to Ferguson By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to speak Monday about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri, after meeting with top aides on both trouble spots. Continue reading
Aug 18 President Obama pauses vacation, returns to Washington By Julie Pace, Associated Press The exact reason for Obama's return shortly after midnight remained unclear, though it appeared aimed in part at countering criticism that Obama was spending two weeks on the Massachusetts island in the midst of multiple crises. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Kurdish forces retake key dam from Islamic State in 'strategic victory' By PBS News Hour In what may be considered a strategic victory, Kurdish forces recaptured the area around the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, with the help of repeated air strikes to the area on Sunday. PBS NewsHour Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari… Continue watching
Aug 17 Kurdish forces move to retake parts of Mosul Dam By Xander Landen With the aid of U.S. airstrikes, on Sunday, Kurdish forces were able to regain partial control of the Mosul Dam which Islamic State extremists captured nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch New airstrikes target Islamic State fighters holding dam in northern Iraq By PBS News Hour Airstrikes hit positions near a key dam in northern Iraq, which had been recently captured by Islamic extremists, a day after the extremists -- members of the Islamic State -- are said to have massacred dozens of Yazidis. Liz Sly… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Maliki resignation clears way for new government, but doesn't eliminate huge differences By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch News Wrap: Iraq PM Maliki steps down as support crumbles By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced that he will now support Haider al-Abadi’s nomination to succeed him. Meanwhile, President Obama confirmed that the crisis facing Yazidi refugees in northern Iraq has greatly eased, lessening the… Continue watching
Aug 14 Iraq's Nouri al-Maliki steps down as Prime Minister By News Desk The Associated Press is reporting that Iraqi Prime Minister “Nouri al-Maliki has given up the post of prime minister to Haider al-Abadi.”… Continue reading