Jul 23 On Friday’s NewsHour… TROPICAL STORM MOVES CLOSER TO SPILL | Tropical Storm Bonnie hit southern Florida today on its path towards the Gulf of Mexico and the oil spill. Spencer Michels reports from New Orleans on how the area is making preparations for… Continue reading
Jul 23 Veteran Newsman Daniel Schorr of NPR Dies at Age 93 By News Desk Daniel Schorr, a longtime NPR commentator and an original member of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS News team, died early Friday. He was 93. At the end of his long career, Schorr was most recently a senior analyst… Continue reading
Jul 23 Friday: Work on Oil Well Stops; North Korea Threatens ‘Physical Response’ With Tropical Storm Bonnie expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, crews have stopped their efforts to plug BP's broken oil well and clean up the waters, halting work on the two relief wells and evacuating… Continue reading
Jul 22 Executive Producer Responds to Viewer Comments on Sherrod Segment By Linda Winslow We have received several complaints from our viewers regarding Wednesday night's NewsHour coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story. Most focused on two points: why we didn't mention the name of Andrew Breitbart, whose website, BigGovernment.com, originally posted the… Continue reading
Jul 22 On Thursday’s NewsHour… By News Desk MIXED PICTURE FOR THE ECONOMY | A mixed economic picture emerged today: the stock market surged on news of strong corporate earnings, but home sales continued to sink and unemployment claims rose. Jim Lehrer talks to Greg Ip of… Continue reading
Jul 22 Financial Reform Could Take Years to Reach Full Effect When President Obama signed the financial regulation overhaul into law Wednesday, he said he believed it would "rein in the abuse and excess that nearly brought down our financial system" and bring transparency to a sector that became… Continue reading
Jul 22 Thursday: Approaching Storm Suspends BP’s Efforts in Gulf A storm brewing in the Caribbean is forcing dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico to prepare to evacuate the area where workers are trying to plug BP's oil well and clean the waters. Though the storm will not… Continue reading
Jul 21 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… By News Desk FINANCIAL REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW | President Obama signed financial reform into law today; the first major overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression. To get some perspective on how the new law seeks to end the risky… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch U.S. Presses Ahead With New Sanctions Against North Korea Ahead of planned joint military maneuvers, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited South Korea Wednesday to talk about security measures and concerns over the North's nuclear program. Continue watching
Jul 20 Lockerbie Bomber’s Release Dominates Cameron Visit With Obama By Sarah Sullivan British leader David Cameron, who made his first visit as prime minister to Washington this week, used his time at the White House to discuss Afghanistan, the economy and prospects for Middle East peace. But at a news conference with… Continue reading