Dec 26 Israel Opens Gaza Border Despite Rocket Fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel opened three border crossings into Gaza Friday, allowing in fuel and other goods for the first time in 10 days, as militants fired another round of rockets into Israel. Continue reading
Dec 18 First U.S. Patient Receives Face Transplant By PBS News Hour After 22 hours of surgery, a woman at the Cleveland Clinic has an almost entirely new face, the clinic announced this week. Continue reading
Dec 12 Profile: Robert Mugabe By PBS News Hour Robert Mugabe, long-time leader of Zimbabwe, was hailed as a hero during his country's liberation from the UK, but has since maintained power in controversial elections and garnered international criticism for how he is running the African nation. Continue reading
Dec 09 Bush Joins Calls for Mugabe to Step Down By PBS News Hour President Bush said in a statement Tuesday that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should step down and called for African support to end his "tyranny" as a growing chorus of foreign leaders calls for the embattled leader to quit his post. Continue reading
Dec 05 U.S. Calls for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to Resign as Power-sharing Deal Falters By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office after his government stalled on a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 'Wired' Americans Wrestle With Sleepless Nights Guest essayist Julia Keller from the Chicago Tribune reflects on why Americans have so much trouble getting a good night's sleep. Continue watching
Dec 03 Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation By PBS News Hour Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Study Shows First-ever Drop in U.S. Cancer Rates New cancer rates in the United States have declined for the first time and the cancer death rate among men and women has continued to drop, according to a report published Tuesday. A doctor discusses the promising new data with… Continue watching
Nov 26 Study Shows First-ever Drop in New Cancer Rates By PBS News Hour New cancer rates in the United States have declined for the first time and the cancer death rate among men and women has continued to drop, according to an annual report on cancer published Tuesday in the Journal of the… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Young Breast Cancer Patient Finds Outlet in Activism After Dikla Benzeevi was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 32, she formed a network of young cancer survivors. Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on her story of strength and achievement. Continue watching