Sep 16 Thursday: Warren to Lead Consumer Protection Bureau; Pope Visits Britain President Obama is expected to name Elizabeth Warren as a special adviser to oversee the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau set up under the financial reform law, avoiding a potentially contentious Senate confirmation hearing. Warren is… Continue reading
Sep 15 Evan Williams Explains New Twitter Interface By Hari Sreenivasan For the 1 percent of users who woke up to a different Twitter experience Wednesday morning, it was probably the biggest change they have ever seen to the real time information service. Twitter has approximately 160 million users and there… Continue reading
Sep 15 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… PRIMARY WINNERS AND LOSERS | Outsiders and tea party backed candidates posted victories in key primaries around the country on Tuesday. Political editor David Chalian reviews the winners and losers. WHAT DO PRIMARY RESULTS MEAN FOR MIDTERMS? | A… Continue reading
Sep 15 Wednesday: U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill 7; Middle East Peace Talks Continue U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a joint raid in Fallujah early Wednesday, killing seven people, Iraqi officials said. The raid comes two weeks after President Obama declared the end of combat operations in Iraq. Insurgents have intensified their strikes… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Civil Rights Photographer May Have Led Double Life as FBI Informant Ernest Withers, a famed Civil Rights photographer during the 50's and 60's, may have been pulling double duty for the FBI as a paid informant. Margaret Warner talks to veteran journalist Earl Caldwell for more. Continue watching
Sep 14 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… AMERICAN RELEASED FROM IRANIAN PRISON | Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers who were captured and accused of spying by Iran, was released from prison on $500,000 bail after being held for 410 days. Jeffrey Brown speaks with two… Continue reading
Sep 14 Blair: Success Possible in Mideast Talks; Military Must Remain Option With Iran By News Desk With direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas set to continue, Margaret Warner spoke with former U.K. Prime Minister and current Middle East envoy Tony Blair Tuesday about the meetings' prospects for… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch At Maine Camp, Veterans Take Time to Heal, Reconnect With Families Ray Suarez reports on a special camp in Maine dedicated to help veterans and their families to heal from the emotional wounds of terror and war. Continue watching
Sep 13 Camp in Maine Offers Veterans Time to Unwind, Heal By Ray Suarez Kieve Camp in Nobleboro, Maine, started by welcoming families of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and now helps families and veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Continue reading
Sep 13 On Monday’s NewsHour… THE DEBATE OVER TAX CUTS | For a few hours Sunday it appeared there might be compromise on whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone except Americans making over $250,000. But House minority leader John Boehner later insisted… Continue reading