Nov 13 Watch 55:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, multiple shootings and bombings explode across Paris. Also: How everyday racism can build to a tipping point, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson discuss the week’s news and the on-screen portrayal of the investigation that uncovered Boston’s… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 7:14 News Wrap: Kurdish forces drive Islamic State out of Sinjar By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Islamic State sustained major losses across territory in Syria and in Iraq, where Kurdish forces drove them from the town of Sinjar. Meanwhile, a U.S. drone strike targeted the IS executioner known as “Jihadi… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 5:05 What authorities are asking about the Paris attacks tonight By PBS News Hour Who is capable of conducting the multiple-target attack that terrorized Paris on Friday night? Judy Woodruff talks to Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 7:41 Attackers launch coordinated terror strikes on multiple sites in Paris By PBS News Hour Terror has struck again in Paris, where multiple shootings and bombings across the city, leaving as many as 120 dead. Police say scores were killed at a concert hall, where attackers also took hostages. Judy Woodruff gets an update from… Continue watching
Nov 13 Parisians use #PorteOuverte to offer each other shelter after attacks By Corinne Segal After a series in attacks in Paris left more than 100 people dead Friday, residents rallied around the hashtag #PorteOuverte on Twitter to offer people safe places to stay. Continue reading
Nov 13 Obama: Shootings in Paris an 'attack on all of humanity' By News Desk President Obama on Friday night condemned the series of attacks that reportedly have killed dozens of people, calling them an “attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share.”… Continue reading
Nov 13 State of emergency in Paris after series of deadly attacks By News Desk French President François Hollande declared a state of emergency, and has closed the borders, after a series of shootings and explosions rocked Paris Friday night. Continue reading
Nov 13 World news quiz: Winning in Myanmar and a festival of lights By Larisa Epatko This week, Myanmar held its first free elections in 25 years and an Islamic State killer was targeted in a U.S. airstrike. Test your knowledge of these international events and more in our 5-minute quiz. Continue reading
Nov 13 Changing Guantanamo prison's ZIP code isn't a fix, critics argue By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's quest to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, perhaps by moving some detainees to the United States, has fostered an unusual alliance between his congressional critics and liberal-leaning advocacy groups that say changing the detention… Continue reading
Nov 13 U.S. 'reasonably certain' Jihadi John is dead By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos… Continue reading