Jul 23 Watch 'Globish' Author Explains How English Has Taken Root Worldwide "Globish" Author Robert McCrum explains to Ray Suarez why the English language went global and how it has become the first worldwide language. Continue watching
Jul 22 Exclusive | Axelrod: Administration, Media Did Sherrod a 'Great Disservice' By Judy Woodruff _pap_embed_custom('news01s41b7qf06',482,304,""); President Obama spoke by phone Thursday with fired U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, expressing regret for her firing and hoping she will accept the offer of a new position at the agency. The call helped… Continue reading
Jul 22 Oil and Arguments in the Gulf New Orleans fishing guide Ryan Lambert (Photo: Joanne Elgart Jennings) There is a charm about New Orleans; a feeling and a culture that is unique. But in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and now the big oil spill, there… Continue reading
Jul 22 Tonight on the NewsHour: The Legal Battle Over Arizona's Immigration Law Crowds gathered Thursday outside a federal courthouse in Phoenix as lawyers for the Department of Justice ask U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to stop Arizona's controversial new immigration law from going into effect on July 29. The law makes… Continue reading
Jul 22 A Tough Road Ahead for Detroit, Other Industrial Metropolises By Dante Chinni Detroit skyline. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images DETROIT | It's long been said that when the U.S. economy gets a cold, this city, with its reliance on the auto industry, gets pneumonia. The last few years have raised the… Continue reading
Jul 21 Around the Nation Roundup By Molly Finnegan Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Jul 20 Greek Prime Minister Talks Financial Crisis, Austerity Measures By Paul Solman _pap_embed_custom('news01s41a1qf06',482,304,""); Editor's Note: On Tuesday's NewsHour, Paul Solman reports on how the people of Greece are responding to the austerity measures the country has imposed to deal with its debt crisis. "Obviously we have a daunting [...] prospect to change… Continue reading