Aug 27 Shields and Brooks on Ken Mehlman’s Revelation, Strasburg’s Unifying Effect By Hari Sreenivasan Earlier this week, my old colleague Marc Ambinder wrote an article stating that the former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has become more open about his homosexuality in recent weeks and months. It came as no shock… Continue reading
Aug 27 Tweeting in the Golden Years: Older Americans Using Social Media More Diane Singleton of Houston, Texas, admits she's 50-something but not much more. On her Facebook page, however, you can find out where she went to high school and which local businesses she "likes." Singleton is part of a growing number… Continue reading
Aug 26 U.N. Security Council Meets About Mass Rape in Congo The United Nations is calling for urgent action in response to the mass rape of nearly 200 women and children in Congo by Rwandan and Congolese rebels. The Security Council held an emergency session on the issue Thursday, amid… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch News Wrap: Insurgents Kill 8 Police in Afghanistan In other news Thursday, militants attacked police officers at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan killing eight of them. In Iraq, gunmen killed six pro-government Sunni militiamen in an ambush. Continue watching
Aug 26 Reid, Angle Duel in New Television Ads The Nevada Senate race between Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sharron Angle is expected to be one of this year's most talked-about contests. Based on campaign ads released Thursday by both campaigns, it's also looking like it will… Continue reading
Aug 26 On Thursday’s NewsHour… INSURGENTS HINT AT ATTACKS IN PAKISTAN | The Pakistan Taliban is hinting toward attacks on aid workers in the flooded areas. The Taliban's threat comes as flooding continues to worsen in southern Pakistan and the possibility of waterborne diseases continues… Continue reading
Aug 26 Thursday: U.N. Reviewing Taliban Threat; N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Il in China Pakistani villagers evacuate Sajawal in Sindh province on Thursday. Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images. The United Nations says it is reviewing security measures for its aid workers in Pakistan, the BBC reports, after a warning of new threats from… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch ‘Revolutionary’ Ultra Light Car Aims for an X Prize Could a new ultra light car that promises to get 100 miles per gallon change the way we drive? Judy Woodruff reports on a group of mechanics and engineers who want to change modern day cars and win the $5… Continue watching
Aug 25 The Ninth Ward, 5 Years After Hurricane Katrina By Betty Ann Bowser, Lea Winerman Betty Ann Bowser looks at what has changed in the Ninth Ward in New Orleans -- and what hasn't -- since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area five years ago. Continue reading
Aug 25 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… GEN. ODIERNO ON IRAQ SECURITY | A series of roadside bombs were set off in cities across Iraq, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens of others. It is unknown whether the attacks have any connection with each other,… Continue reading