Five Things to Know for Your New Day – Thursday, August 21, 2014
Police stand guard as demonstrators protest at the courthouse where a grand jury will look into Michael Brown's death.
August 21st, 2014
01:32 AM ET

Five Things to Know for Your New Day – Thursday, August 21, 2014

A mission to rescue James Foley before his death fails. Protests in Ferguson abate. And U.S. airlines reap billions in profits.

It's Thursday, and here are the “5 Things to Know for Your New Day."

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5 Things to Know for Wednesday
People are moved by a line of police as authorities disperse a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, early Wednesday, August 20.
August 20th, 2014
04:06 AM ET

5 Things to Know for Wednesday

ISIS militants behead an American journalist. A water bottle sends police charging after protesters in Ferguson. And the U.N. gets ready for a massive humanitarian airlift into Iraq.

It's Wednesday, and here are the “5 Things to Know for Your New Day."

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