Feb 19 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: Is the Chinese military behind cyber-attacks on U.S. agencies and companies? At the Supreme Court, a farmer's will against agribusiness After Newtown: The impact of violent video games And, the Oscar Pistorius case While the… Continue reading
Feb 19 White House Reporters Frustrated With Obama Administration President Obama speaks to reporters last summer. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Is it bad for democracy when a president answers impromptu questions from the press 107 times after a photo opportunity, compared with his predecessor's 355? Or… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Olympic Runner Oscar Pistorius Begins Bail Hearing for Girlfriend’s Murder Trial Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was in court Tuesday for a bail hearing ahead of the murder trial for his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who Pistorius admits to shooting in his home. Keme Nzerem of Independent Television News reports from South Africa… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Documentary ‘Invisible War’ Reveals Culture of Sexual Assault in the Military Documentary 'Invisible War' Reveals Culture of Sexual Assault in the Military… Continue watching
Feb 18 ‘The Invisible War’ Changing the Conversation on Rape in the Military Kori Cioca, a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard featured in the film "The Invisible War," was denied veteran's health benefits to cover treatment to her jaw, which she says was broken during a sexual assault by one of… Continue reading
Feb 18 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 3: ‘The Invisible War’ By Tom LeGro Sexual assault within the U.S. military has been the subject of scandals, studies and a recent congressional hearing. But it's perhaps never been so thoroughly investigated and dramatically presented as in the documentary, "The Invisible War," which has been nominated… Continue reading
Feb 18 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: We kick off a week-long PBS focus on guns called After Newtown, looking at the debate nationwide The Keystone pipeline controversy Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela And the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Invisible War" While the above… Continue reading
Feb 15 Arm Teachers or Ban Video Games? Students Debate in Google Hangout By Leah Clapman, Hari Sreenivasan The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. To find out how the tragedy has affected young people, we… Continue reading
Feb 15 Video Games: Violent, Yes. But Do They Make Us Violent? EmbedVideo(5745, 482, 304); Psychologist Brad Bushman and public health expert Cheryl Olson weigh in on the impact of violent video games on behavior. Watch the full report on PBS NewsHour Tuesday. I remember some years back when I… Continue reading
Feb 15 Napolitano Names Top Three Countries Where Cyber Attacks Against U.S. Are Launched By Larisa Epatko Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez on Friday that cyber attacks on the United States are on the rise, and internationally, three countries are the biggest sources: Iran, Russia and China. Continue reading