World Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: The Fall and Rise of New Orleans' Levees Five years after sections of New Orleans' levees fell or were overtopped with water pushed inland by Hurricane Katrina, the NewsHour is looking back at what we've learned about their failure, what's been done to fix them and how vulnerable…
World Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: The Monumental Tasks of Clean-up and Recovery Upon the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, the NewsHour is looking back at some our coverage of what people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have done to clean up from the storm and rebuild their homes, businesses…
World Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Housing Concerns and 'Toxic Trailers' A resident of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward mows his lawn in front of a FEMA trailer in 2006. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we're looking back at some of our NewsHour coverage…
Arts Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Healing and Rebuilding Through Art As part of our look back at Hurricane Katrina five years after the disaster, we examine how art has played a role in the city's ongoing healing and rebuilding process. Here are some highlights of our coverage: Aug. 28, 2009:…
Politics Jul 28 Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of New Arizona Immigration Law Just a day before Arizona's controversial new immigration law is set to go into effect, a federal judge handed opponents a last-minute victory by blocking the most controversial parts from being enforced. The law will still go into effect…
Politics Jul 27 Obama Still Supports Energy Bill, Says Afghan Papers Could Jeopardize 'Individuals or Operations' President Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House. In brief comments, the president said that despite political setbacks on the scope of an energy bill, he still supports the…
Nation Jul 23 Veteran Newsman Daniel Schorr of NPR Dies at Age 93 Daniel Schorr, a longtime NPR commentator and an original member of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS News team, died early Friday. He was 93. At the end of his long career, Schorr was most recently a senior analyst…
Nation Jul 22 On Thursday's NewsHour... MIXED PICTURE FOR THE ECONOMY | A mixed economic picture emerged today: the stock market surged on news of strong corporate earnings, but home sales continued to sink and unemployment claims rose. Jim Lehrer talks to Greg Ip of…
Nation Jul 21 On Wednesday's NewsHour... FINANCIAL REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW | President Obama signed financial reform into law today; the first major overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression. To get some perspective on how the new law seeks to end the risky…
Nation Jul 20 On Tuesday's NewsHour... KARZAI AND THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT | Afghanistan President Haman Karzai addressed dozens of nations and organizations, calling for Afghans to take charge of their own security by 2014. For analysis, Jim Lehrer talks to James Dobbins, a veteran State…