Sep 10 Obama: U.S. to expand airstrikes against Islamic militants By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In a major reversal, President Barack Obama ordered the United States into a broad military campaign Wednesday night to "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State militants in two volatile Middle East nations authorizing airstrikes inside Syria for the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Previewing Obama’s Islamic State address By PBS News Hour President Obama will address the nation with his plan to dismantle the Islamic State group. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff sit down with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner and political editor Domenico Montanaro to discuss what we should expect to… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Poet remembers fallen friend James Foley By PBS News Hour James Foley -- an American journalist who was murdered as a hostage by the Islamic State group -- met poet Daniel Johnson many years ago, and the two became good friends. When Foley was captured in Syria, Johnson wrote a… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch News Wrap: Russia tests new intercontinental missile By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Russian Navy test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile that can hold 10 nuclear warheads. Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko told his cabinet that the majority of Russian forces have left eastern Ukraine. Also, monsoon… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch What do Iraqi leaders hope to hear from Obama’s strategy? By PBS News Hour A series of attacks against security forces in Baghdad killed at least 30 people. The violence occurred on the same day that Secretary of State John Kerry met with the new Iraqi political leadership to discuss the Islamic State crisis… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Obama expected to expand Islamic State offensive into Syria By PBS News Hour President Obama spent the last hours before his prime-time national address to rally congressional and overseas support for his plan against the Islamic State. The president is expected to lay out an expanded air campaign in Iraq and to add… Continue watching
Sep 10 For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads ‘In the Absence of Sparrows’ By Anne Azzi Davenport Poet Daniel Johnson wrote "In the Absence of Sparrows" during the 656-day captivity of his close friend, journalist James Foley. on Aug 19, Foley became the first American citizen known to be killed by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads ‘In the Absence of Sparrows’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 10 Republicans delay funding vote, anticipating president’s request to arm Syrian rebels By Domenico Montanaro Expecting President Barack Obama to request money to arm rebels to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, House Republicans are delaying a vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government, a House leadership aide confirmed to the NewsHour. Continue reading
Sep 10 Denmark unveils de-radicalization program for jihadi fighters By Ayan Sheikh Government officials in Denmark are offering their citizens a way out of the conflict that does not involve jail time. Continue reading