World Nov 08 China to Choose New Slate of Leaders: How Will It Affect the U.S.? After a year of political scandals, China is selecting a new batch of leaders at a meeting of the Communist Party that starts Thursday.
Nation Nov 05 In Staten Island, a Rush to Return to Normalcy After Superstorm Sandy In Staten Island, one of New York City's boroughs hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, custodians worked quickly to clean up schools that had functioned as shelters in time for classes to restart on Monday. Centers for residents to pick up…
Nation Nov 05 Staten Island Recovers from Sandy In Photos: Staten Island works to emerge from the flooding and debris brought by Hurricane Sandy.
World Nov 02 Haiti Battles Hurricane Sandy and Cholera More than 50 people have died in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean island in late October, washing away crops and threatening to worsen a cholera epidemic.
World Oct 31 How Can Human Trafficking Still Exist? Answers to Viewers’ Questions After a report aired on the NewsHour about what's being done to counter human trafficking in the Philippines, we invited you the viewers to send us your questions about the problem in the United States and abroad.
World Oct 29 Greece’s Obesity Crisis Jon Miller of Homelands Productions traveled to the Greek island of Crete to find out why its obesity rate has increased over the years. He took these photos along the way.
Nation Oct 28 East Coast Braces for Hurricane Sandy According to an advisory issued at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warns that Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Long Island Sound and New York Harbor.
Nation Oct 26 Does Decline of Middle Class Have an Upside? GlobalPost Takes a Look The struggling middle class in America is spotlighted in the current presidential campaign as never before in recent memory, prompting the international news organization GlobalPost to take an in-depth look at what the declining middle class means and what its…
World Oct 25 Aleppo’s Cultural Center Under Attack in Syria’s Civil War The ancient marketplace, or "souk", in Aleppo, Syria, is a labyrinth of cobbled streets and stalls that, until recently, showcased glistening gold work and glass. The violence of the civil war between government forces and rebels has brought destruction and…
World Oct 25 Aleppo Souk: Then and Now Gun battles in old Aleppo, Syria, have reduced the place to pockmarked piles of rubble, including the ancient marketplace, or "souk". A slideshow shows what the historical site was like before and after the clashes in late September.