Jan 24 Ray Suarez: Scenes of Loss and Resilience in Haiti By Ray Suarez _pap_embed_custom('news01s3976qd89',482,304,""); Ray Suarez and a team from the NewsHour are in Port-au-Prince, reporting on the aftermath of an earthquake that has ravaged the Haitian captial and turned the eyes of the world back to the story of Haiti's larger… Continue reading
Jan 23 'Green Shoots' of the Next Haiti Start to Poke Through By Ray Suarez Maybe you've been riveted by the scenes of desperation and heroism from Haiti. Maybe you've seen the bodies stacked for burial by earth- moving equipment before anonymous masses are bulldozed into a pit. The "Haiti Story" isn't just one… Continue reading
Jan 22 In Ohio, Obama Pushes Jobs Plan and Health Care At a townhall-style event outside Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, President Barack Obama admitted that his agenda, including the health care reform effort, had hit "a little bit of a buzz saw," but he vowed to keep pushing for a health care… Continue reading
Jan 22 Scaled-Back Health Reform: Is It Possible, Would It Work? Democrats in Congress are considering trying to pass a scaled-back version of health care reform in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's upset Senate victory in Massachusetts Tuesday. Health care analysts and advocates weigh in on the options. Continue reading
Jan 21 Pelosi Says Senate Bill Won't Pass House as Written House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday that the Senate's health care reform bill will not pass the House as it is written now. "I don't see the votes for it at this time," she told reporters after… Continue reading
Jan 20 Newly Orphaned Children Among Major Concerns in Haiti By Mike Melia The earthquake that devastated Haiti last week has left thousands of children without parents in a country where there were already estimated to be hundreds of thousands of orphans before the quake. Orphanages that were already full to capacity… Continue reading
Jan 20 Democrats Conflicted on Next Steps for Health Care Reform Updated 2:40 p.m. Democratic leaders debated Wednesday how to proceed on health care reform, as the Republican upset victory in Tuesday's Massachusetts Senate race has dealt President Barack Obama's signature legislative issue a serious blow. Republican state Sen. Scott Brown's… Continue reading
Jan 19 A Photographer's Reflection on Life in Haiti By Talea Miller Freelance photographer Don Mirra, who often works with humanitarian organizations, has traveled to Haiti several times, most recently in 2007. His photographs depict the everyday life and struggles in Haiti and the Port-au-Prince area. In this photo essay,… Continue reading
Jan 19 Pelosi: Health Reform Talks 'On Track' as Democrats Eye Mass. Race House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that negotiations between House and Senate Democratic leaders over health care reform are still "on course," even as nervous Democrats await the result of a special election in Massachusetts that could deny them… Continue reading
Jan 19 U.S. Military Presence Continues to Build in Haiti By Jason Breslow U.S. Black Hawk helicopters touched down on the grounds of Haiti's wrecked presidential palace Tuesday to deploy troops and supplies as the international aid efforts continue to gain momentum. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, tasked with helping speed… Continue reading