Sep 18 Sierra Leone prepares for three-day shutdown to slow spread of Ebola virus By Ashira Morris The entire country of Sierra Leone will shut down for three days in an attempt to slow down the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 18 From Golden Retrievers to ‘Grand Theft Auto’ — 10 exports you didn’t know were Scottish By Lorna Baldwin You might know that golf, Scotch and haggis come from Scotland, but did you know the blockbuster video game "Grand Theft Auto" does as well? As Scots go to the polls today to vote on whether to stick with the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch GMO debate grows over golden rice in the Philippines By PBS News Hour Vitamin A deficiency is a deadly threat to kids and pregnant mothers in the Third World. In the Philippines, the best nutrient sources are rarely part of the daily diet, so researchers have tried adding vitamin A to rice, a… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Scottish independence vote too close to call on election eve By PBS News Hour On the eve of Scotland’s historic vote for independence, it’s still unclear whether 4 million projected voters will decide to stay with the United Kingdom or break the union. Gary Gibbon of Independent Television News follows both campaigns for a… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Is Obama right to rule out U.S. ground combat against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Obama stresses U.S. forces in Iraq will advise, not join combat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State By Morgan Till Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to Kurdistan's regional president, spoke with Margaret Warner about the Kurds’ drive for greater autonomy and where initial steps to conduct a referendum on leaving Iraq -- and declaring independence -- stand as the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Kurdish drive for independence delayed by fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 16, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we look at how effective a new pledge of U.S. aid will be in the fight against Ebola. Also: the Pentagon doesn’t rule out the use of American troops to battle the Islamic State, why thousands… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With ‘nothing to lose,’ more refugees are risking perilous passage to flee Mideast conflicts By PBS News Hour Turbulence in the Middle East, especially Syria, has created the worst refugee crisis in decades. In the past two weeks, hundreds have drowned in separate attempts to sail to safety in Europe. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michel Gabaudan of Refugees… Continue watching