Dec 31 New Year's Eve Across the World We're tracking Instagram photos tagged with #NYE to see how people around the world are ringing in the New Year. Zoom in and out on the map below to travel the globe and take a look at celebrations of… Continue reading
Dec 28 Shields and Brooks: Best Political Gaffes of 2012, NFL Playoff Predictions By Christina Bellantoni Mark Shields and David Brooks agreed on one thing in our year-end Doubleheader Friday: that the gaffes that defined 2012 were primarily from Republicans. I was filling in for Hari Sreenivasan, who is enjoying a break for… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, 78, 'Stormin' Commander in Persian Gulf War Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, 87, 'Stormin' Commander in Persian Gulf War… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Revisiting Interview with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Interview with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of "Operation Desert Shield" in 1990. Continue watching
Dec 28 Remembering Gulf War Commander Norman Schwarzkopf Photo by Acey Harper//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. The late Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was best known for leading international forces in Iraq in 1991 against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. As commander of Operation Desert Storm, he oversaw the heavy… Continue reading
Dec 28 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: President Obama and congressional leaders meet in a last-ditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff A gang rape sparks outrage and protests in India A move to mass produce high quality schools The legacy of "Stormin' Norman"… Continue reading
Dec 28 The Full Emancipation Proclamation By Larisa Epatko President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring all slaves in rebellion states as free and inviting them to join the Union forces fighting in the Civil War. Continue reading
Dec 28 Gwen's Take: Thanks for Watching Working a holiday week means having no more excuses. So my desk, which had turned into the place where election-year research goes to die, needed my attention. If I never replied to your invitation, answered your complimentary or critical… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Appeals for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas Calls for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas… Continue watching
Dec 25 2012 Year in Review: The Year of You It used to be that major institutions were the only arbiters of Year in Reviews. Whether it was broadcast networks or international newspapers of record, a small group of people assembled what they thought were the most momentous occasions of… Continue reading