Jul 12 Shields and Brooks on Palin and Puig By Hari Sreenivasan In this episode of the Doubleheader -- where syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport -- we talk about a kerfuffle in Alaska… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Probe Continues for 'Inexplicable' SFO Plane Crash; Third Casualty Confirmed Probe Continues for 'Inexplicable' SFO Plane Crash; Third Casualty Confirmed… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch In Closing, Zimmerman Defense Attorney Urges Jury Not to 'Connect the Dots' In Closing, Zimmerman Defense Attorney Urges Jury Not to 'Connect the Dots'… Continue watching
Jul 12 Manning, Snowden and the DOJ's Espionage War Against Leakers By Larisa Epatko Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked top-secret documents about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, is the eighth person charged by the Obama administration under the 1917 espionage law. Unlike other alleged leakers, Snowden revealed his identity right… Continue reading
Jul 12 My Eight Seconds With the 'Hugging Saint' PBS NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni's program and "hugging token" for her visit to a revered guru known as the "hugging saint." Amma, a 60-year-old South Indian woman who has hugged more than 32 million people to promote love,… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch News Wrap: In Cleveland, Kidnapping Suspect Castro Faces 977 Charges In other news Friday, Ariel Castro faces 977 charges for the kidnapping, rape and sexual abuse of three women that he allegedly held captive for a decade in the basement of his Cleveland home. Castro pleaded not guilty to an… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Jury Hears Closing Arguments From Prosecution in Trayvon Martin Murder Case Jury Hears Closing Arguments From Prosecution in Trayvon Martin Murder Case… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Unanswered Questions for Canada's Worst Rail Disaster in Nearly 150 Years At least 50 people are confirmed or presumed dead after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the Québécois town of Lac-Mégantic. While still unclear on what precipitated the crash, Hari Sreenivasan reports on information from Canadian… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Pleads Not Guilty to 30 Criminal Charges Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Pleads Not Guilty to 30 Criminal Charges… Continue watching
Jul 09 By the Numbers: The Oil Spill and BP's Legal Troubles The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 captured the world's attention with the scale of its destruction. It polluted the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of oil; shut down businesses, fisheries and beaches; and fouled marshes… Continue reading