Syrian rebels engulfed in a three-year-old civil war against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime found themselves facing a new foe this winter: jihadists looking to turn the Middle Eastern country into a strict Islamic state.

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On the PBS NewsHour tonight, we explore an additional delay announced for businesses that must comply with the Affordable Care Act. Also: more civilians are evacuated from Homs in Syria, an NFL draft prospect comes out as openly gay, plus…

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Aid officials rushed to evacuate more citizens as a humanitarian ceasefire in the blockaded Syrian city of Homs was extended three more days. Judy Woodruff talks to Patrick McDonnell, reporting from Damascus for the Los Angeles Times, about violence against…

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Newly-resumed peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and opposition got off to a shaky start Monday, the AP reports, as both sides traded accusations before even meeting face-to-face. Separate closed-door meetings were held by the United Nations’…

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Hundreds of civilians fleeing the besieged Syrian city of Homs were evacuated from the fighting on Sunday.

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PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Afghanistan to Sochi.

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On the PBS NewsHour tonight, a day before the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Winter Olympics, we look at the American athletes who could strike gold. Also: a UN report details the Syrian war’s toll on children, adjunct professors struggle…

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Syria on Wednesday failed to meet yet another deadline in the handover of its chemical weapons arsenal. The internationally brokered disarmament agreement is now several weeks behind schedule, threatening an established June 30 deadline. The Syrian government…

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PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Sochi to Syria.

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