Nov 19 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: The Middle Eastern conflict rages on, as Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Gaza City Margaret Warner's inside look at the Syrian opposition and help it gets from Turkey President Obama's historic visit to Myanmar And, Maine's newest… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Daily Download: Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social Media as Romney Daily Download: Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social Media as Romney… Continue watching
Nov 16 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: Israel prepares for a possible ground offensive in Gaza and Hamas rockets target Jerusalem The legal fallout after Colorado voters approved the recreational use of marijuana David Brooks and Ruth Marcus Plus, Margaret Warner on the view… Continue reading
Nov 16 Social Media in the Middle East: Who Can You Trust? Editor's note: Tweets embedded to illustrate Andy Carvin's answers. As violence in Israel and Gaza escalates, Twitter offers a constant flood of eye-witness coverage on the rising tension. Andy Carvin, NPR's senior strategist for social media, has an in-depth… Continue reading
Nov 16 113th Congress Welcomes Benches Full of Women The women of the 89th Congress, via the U.S. National Archives. When Nancy Pelosi was a girl, she was fortunate enough to have dinner each night with her hero: her father, Baltimore Mayor Tommy D' Alesandro. D'Alesandro was, and… Continue reading
Nov 15 From Homeless to Homecoming and Beyond Football Coach Natalie Randolph is clear: 'If you don't go to study hall, you don't practice. If you don't practice, you don't play.' The nation's first female high school football head coach inspires her team on and off the field. Continue reading
Nov 15 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: Oil giant BP will pay $4.5 billion and plead guilty to felony charges connected to the 2010 Gulf Coast spill The stepped-up conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza China's new leader Xi Jinping Plus, what humans… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch News Wrap: Former CIA Director Petraeus Denies Leaking Classified Materials In other news Thursday, former CIA director David Petraeus denied he gave any classified information to Paula Broadwell, with whom he had an extramarital affair. The CIA announced it would investigate Petraeus' conduct, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch What Happens When U.S. Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations What Happens When U.S. Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations… Continue watching
Nov 14 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Wednesday's NewsHour: President Obama's first full-fledged news conference since March The latest on the scandal involving CIA director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen The deadly toll of the meningitis outbreak Plus, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan… Continue reading