Sep 12 Watch Clinton: Putin’s media control enables him to hang on By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Clinton: Islamic State can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By News Desk In an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Friday, President Clinton signaled that he is in full support of President Obama’s plan to degrade and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but he cautioned, “Essentially it’s an… Continue reading
Sep 12 Defying death threats, ‘Butterflies’ network helps abused women in Colombia By Larisa Epatko Gloria Amparo grew up in the rural area surrounding one of Colombia’s most violent and crime-ridden cities, Buenaventura. But she experienced violence on a more personal level. Her father beat her mother. It pushed her to want to leave that… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Clinton: Islamic state can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Rob Ford withdraws from Toronto mayoral race By Justin Scuiletti Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will no longer seek re-election in October’s mayoral race, a city clerk announced today. Instead, his brother, City Councilor Doug Ford, will take his place. Continue reading
Sep 12 Kerry in Turkey to seek support for coalition against Islamic State By Lara Jakes, Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Classified pages of a 9/11 report may implicate key U.S. ally By PBS News Hour Thirteen years since September 11, 2001, some revelations of a joint congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks remain classified. But some lawmakers argue the secret pages reveal little about national security and a great deal about Saudi Arabia's role in… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 11, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, we get reaction and analysis to President Obama’s plan to expand military action to cripple the Islamic State group. Also: the NFL investigates its handling of the Ray Rice scandal and a look at what classified… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Analyzing potential challenges of fighting the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff gets a broad assessment of the president’s plan to combat the Islamic State from former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, former State Department official Richard Haass, former Defense Department official Michèle Flournoy and retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch House Armed Services chair ‘hopeful’ Congress will fund president’s Islamic State plan By PBS News Hour On Capitol Hill, President Obama’s call to action against Islamic militants was met with qualified support from Congressional leaders. While Democrats praised the president for his decisiveness, Republicans were more wary, noting the administration’s delay in responding to earlier attacks. Continue watching