Aug 12 On Thursday’s NewsHour… GM POSTS BEST PROFIT IN 6 YEARS | General Motors went bankrupt a year ago and has completely come out of the red with a profit for the second straight quarter. The company made more than $1.3 billion from April… Continue reading
Aug 11 Pew Report: U.S. Broadband Adoption Slows, but Blacks Gain Ground The Pew Internet & American Life Project released its Home Broadband 2010 Report Wednesday, revealing a dramatic slowing of broadband adoption by Americans this year, but showing notable growth in use by blacks. Among the findings were statistics… Continue reading
Aug 11 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… FEDERAL RESERVE SEES ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN | The Federal Reserve reports the economic recovery has slowed. Gwen Ifill talks with two economic reporters, Tom Hudson and Neil Irwin, about what the news means to Wall Street and main street. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Secretary Gates’ Goal: Save $100 Billion From Military Cuts Over 5 Years Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Pentagon will cut thousands of jobs, reduce some of its dependence on private contractors and close a major military command base in Norfolk, Va. Margaret Warner is joined by defense experts Winslow Wheeler… Continue watching
Aug 10 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… HOUSE CLEARS $26 BILLION JOBS BILL| Congress made an early return from recess to vote in the jobs bill that is set to save teaching and public service jobs. Democrats claim 300,000 jobs will be saved, but Republicans say the… Continue reading
Aug 10 Former Sen. Ted Stevens Killed in Alaska Plane Crash Update 5:18 p.m. | Michael Carey, a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News who has appeared on the NewsHour several times to discuss Alaska politics, offered this assessment of Stevens' career: Stevens was not… Continue reading
Aug 10 Tuesday: Federal Reserve Meets, Weighs Options; Afghan Civilian Deaths Rising As the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday to decide on interest rate and monetary policy, U.S. investors will be waiting for possible action by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who most believe is thinking of ways to jumpstart the economy. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Should Mosque, Islamic Center Be Built Near Ground Zero? Jeffrey Brown speaks with four people who have been closely following the debate over whether to build a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York. The builders say they want to… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch News Wrap: Smoggy Moscow’s Daily Death Toll Doubles In other news, heavy smog from wildfires and other related causes have doubled Moscow's daily death toll bringing it up to 700. In Pakistan, more than 13 million people have now been affected by the monsoon flooding as the water… Continue watching
Aug 09 On Monday’s NewsHour… SAFETY, ROLES OF AID WORKERS IN AFGHANISTAN | Following the killing of ten aid workers by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Jeffrey Brown talks to New York Times reporter Rod Nordling and International development expert Bar-Mock Paj-Walk. COMPETITIVE PRIMARIES IN COLORADO… Continue reading