World Apr 29 Reports: 42 Killed in Latest Protests Across Syria 2:15 p.m. ET | The latest estimates from human rights groups stand at 42 dead on Friday. Updated 12:50 p.m. ET | According to Syrian human rights groups quoted by the Associated Press, 24 people have been killed…
World Apr 29 President Obama Tours Storm Damage in Alabama, Death Toll at 300 12:45 p.m. ET | President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the…
Nation Apr 28 Economist Film Project: Death at Birth in Nigeria We're announcing the start of something new: A partnership with the Economist magazine to showcase the art of filmmaking, called the Economist Film Project. Together, the NewsHour and the Economist have chosen examples of interesting, independently-produced documentaries from around…
Science Apr 27 You Talk To Endeavour: Ask NASA Crew Questions for a LIVE Interview *Update, May 17 | * - The live interview has been moved up to occur between 6 and 6:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 19. Updated May 9 | NASA has delayed the launch of space shuttle…
World Apr 26 International Criticism Mounts as Syria Cracks Down in Daraa 6:45 p.m. ET | This afternoon, Jeffrey Brown talked with Damascus-based human rights lawyer and advocate Razan Zaitouneh, who said there are security checkpoints throughout the capital and in nearby suburbs and towns. Some communications have been cut, and hundreds…
World Apr 26 Syria Intensifies Crackdown in Daraa, Powerful Storms Kill 7 in Arkansas Witnesses said that a heavy crackdown by Syrian security forces in the southern city of Daraa has left several dead in the streets, part of increasingly intense raids in which security forces have used tanks and live ammunition against…
World Apr 22 U.S. Authorizes Drone Strikes in Libya, McCain Visits Opposition in Benghazi Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., met with rebels and members of the Libyan opposition's governing council in Benghazi on Friday, calling the fighters "heroes." Sen. McCain has been a staunch supporter of U.S. involvement in Libya and had earlier likened…
World Apr 21 Libyan Rebels Make Gains Near Tunisian Border, Two Photographers Killed Libyan rebel fighters carry out a comrade wounded during an effort to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from a building during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011. This photo…
World Apr 20 Britain, France, Italy Sending Military Advisers to Libya; Wildfires Hit Texas Italy and France announced they will follow Britain's lead in sending a small team of military advisers to Libya to assist the rebel forces. None of the countries are planning to send ground troops. Libyan Foreign Minister Abdul Ati…
World Apr 19 Syria Vows to End ‘Insurrection’; NATO Struggling to Stop Gadhafi in Misrata (Update: The Syrian government has lifted a 50-year-old state of emergency, according to state television.) The Syrian government warned its citizens against gathering for public demonstrations in a state television broadcast, saying it will crack down on protests. The…