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
Feb 15 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: A meteor rains havoc on a city in Russia, while a huge asteroid rockets past our planet The president campaigns to reduce gun violence We ask Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about threats… Continue reading
Feb 15 To Reid’s Disgust, Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Hagel Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. "Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse." That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., bemoaning a Republican filibuster of President Obama's nominee… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Defense Secretary Nominee Hagel Faces More Hurdles in Bid for Nomination Defense Secretary Nominee Hagel Faces More Hurdles in Bid for Nomination… Continue watching
Feb 14 Ten Things We Learned From the State of the Union Address Before it all fades from memory -- President Obama's declaration that "the state of our union is stronger," and his proposals to finish the task "to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just… Continue reading