PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Thursday, the new leftist government in Greece said it would not be “blackmailed” into giving up its stance on reversing austerity measures after the European Central Bank imposed new restrictions on lending to Greek banks. Also, a U.N. agency reported that Islamic State militants are systematically torturing and killing children of minority groups in Iraq.

The leaders of France and Germany went to Kiev to discuss diplomatic solutions to the escalating war, while NATO defense ministers met in Brussels to plan how to counter Russia's aggressive actions. The White House has debated sending weapons to aid the Ukrainian military effort, a move that other nations have discouraged but has gained support in Washington. Gwen Ifill reports.

With the reigniting of the war in Ukraine, Western leaders are battling over how to help end the conflict. Should the U.S. send arms to fight Russian-backed rebels? Gwen Ifill hears opposing views from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago.

Hackers broke into a database at Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurance provider, which contained names, social security numbers, income data and addresses of 80 million people. Judy Woodruff speaks with Mark Bower of Voltage Security about who might be behind the attack and why they would want to target an insurer.

The huge global hit “Gangnam Style” broke YouTube records; did it also drive shares of a South Korean semiconductor company? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what Korean pop star Psy has in common with “the hottest, sexiest CEOs alive” and the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Efforts to combat childhood obesity in the U.S. in recent years have started to show results. But while rates are falling, they remain high. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a new $500 million investment in fighting the epidemic, bringing its commitment so far to $1 billion. Jeffrey Brown learns more from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

In Jaipur, India, about 150 patients show up every day at an organization that creates low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with mobility problems. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an innovative and affordable design being developed for those who have lost legs above the knee.

The U.S. Ski Team is hoping for big medal wins and greater recognition at the Alpine World Ski Championships this week. A more rigorous training schedule and equipment improvements have made these American skiers more competitive. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports from Vail.

In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks candidly about career challenges she overcame to make it to the country’s highest court.

The Islamic State's killing of a Jordanian military pilot triggered condemnation across the Middle East, as well as vows to strike back and redouble the fight. The pilot’s father called for revenge by executing prisoners and protesters joined in with that demand. Judy Woodruff reports.

In our news wrap Wednesday, more than 250 Boko Haram militants were reported killed in two days of fighting against troops from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. Also, the FBI reported that one of its most-wanted terrorists may have been killed in the Philippines during a raid on Muslim rebels last month. Zulkifli bin Hir is linked to a 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali that killed 202 people.

The death of a pilot at the hands of the Islamic State has revved up rhetoric from Jordan on defeating the militants. Judy Woodruff takes stock of the international coalition’s strengths, weaknesses and future options with Janine Davidson of the Council on Foreign Relations and retired Col. Derek Harvey of the University of South Florida.

Do streaming services like Spotify and Pandora hurt musicians? Artists, established and aspiring, can flow both ways on the debate, but there’s no denying that the new model has had a dramatic impact on the industry and its profits. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Last month, a prosecutor who had accused the Argentine government of covering up a 1994 terrorist attack was found dead on the eve of his testimony to that nation’s Congress. On Sunday, an Argentinian newspaper reported that a draft document requesting the arrest of President Kirchner and her foreign minister was found in the trash at the prosecutor's house. Jeffrey Brown reports.

Argentine prosecutor Albert Nisman had been building a case on who was behind a 1994 Buenos Aires bombing, and whether there had been a government cover-up, when he was found dead. Jeffrey Brown asks Simon Romero of The New York Times about what evidence Nisman had and how Argentina’s government is reacting.