Oct 08 Watch News Wrap: CDC announces new Ebola screening procedures after death of victim in U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Gillibrand calls for more women to raise their voices and get involved in public life By PBS News Hour As one of only 20 women currently serving in the Senate, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has focused on addressing sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. In her new book, "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch How Islamic State uses systematic sexual violence against women By PBS News Hour The Islamic State has gained notoriety for their beheadings and mass executions, but the group has also abducted thousands of women to make into sex slaves. A former female captive shares her story with the NewsHour, plus Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch News Wrap: Kurds protest Turkish government for protection against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that a Syrian border town would likely fall to the Islamic State after a night of heavy fighting with Kurdish defenders. In Turkey, Paris and Brussels, Kurds protested the… Continue watching
Oct 07 15-year-old girl recounts her brutal capture and narrow escape from Islamic State group By Noreen Nasir, Toby Muse For 15-year-old Samia, there's not much left in Iraq after her brother was killed. She tells her story about escaping the Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Yazidi girl on her escape from Islamic State militants By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch News Wrap: Neuroscientists to share Nobel in Medicine for discovering brain’s ‘GPS’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three neuroscientists for discovering the brain system that helps people orient themselves. Also, pro-democracy protests seemed to wane in Hong Kong. Talks have begun between the government… Continue watching
Oct 06 U.S. teen arrested for trying to join Islamic State By Justin Scuiletti Authorities arrested a 19-year-old Saturday in Chicago, alleging that the teen was attempting to fly overseas to join the Islamic State group, also sometimes known as ISIL. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch The War on ISIS: Where in the Middle East is the Islamic State making gains? By PBS News Hour Islamic State jihadists made several gains in cities throughout the Middle East over the past week and was met with powerful resistance in others. To try to make sense of what’s occurring on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq, former… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Before ISIS: A history of beheadings to terrify, punish By PBS News Hour ISIS' release of yet another videotape showing the beheading of a western hostage has once again drawn international condemnation and refocused attention on the very practice. In fact, beheadings date back to ancient times, and today, they are hardly limited… Continue watching