Jun 11 On Friday’s NewsHour… OIL LEAK RATE ESTIMATE DOUBLED | New estimates suggest BP's ruptured well may be spewing twice as much oil into the Gulf of Mexico as previously thought, raising new questions about cleanup and restoration efforts. Judy Woodruff has an update… Continue reading
Jun 11 South Africa, Sports and the World Stage To fully appreciate why South Africa is so excited about hosting the World Cup, you have to remember how recently the sports-crazy country was isolated on the international scene. One of the few things South Africans of all colors… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch World Cup Kick-off: Writers Spotlight Matches, Teams to Watch As soccer's biggest tournament gets underway in South Africa, Ray Suarez gets the rundown of day one at the World Cup -- and a look at the coming month of matches -- from sports writers Christine Brennan and David Hirshey. Continue watching
Jun 10 On Thursday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | Heavy oil fouled more coastline near the Alabama-Florida border, as lawmakers stepped up pressure on BP to expedite its response to claims filed for damages. Judy Woodruff talks to two business executives who met with… Continue reading
Jun 10 More Tombs of the Unknown? Army Admits Misidentifications at Arlington By Dave Gustafson Updated 4:22 p.m. ET | At least 200 remains in Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, according to a report released Thursday that brings into question burial and maintenance procedures at what Army Secretary John McHugh… Continue reading
Jun 10 Thursday: McChrystal Delays Kandahar Operation; BP Shares Plunge At least 40 people were killed and more than 70 were wounded Wednesday night when a suicide bomber struck a wedding party in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, considered the birthplace of the Taliban and the focus of an upcoming U.S. military… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch South Africa Looks For Economic Boost From Hosting World Cup As Johannesburg prepares for the first match of the World Cup, Ray Suarez talks to Fred de Sam Lazaro about how hosting the world's biggest sporting event is playing out in South Africa. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Author Junger Portrays Soldiers’ Reliance on Each Other in ‘War’ Jeffrey Brown talks with author and journalist Sebastian Junger about his latest book, "War," which tells the stories of an isolated platoon of soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Soccer’s World Cup Fever Highlights South Africa’s Pride, Problems Ahead of Friday's World Cup kick-off in South Africa, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Johannesburg about what hosting the matches for the first time mean for national unity in the post-apartheid country. Continue watching
Jun 09 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | BP said it captured another 630,000 gallons of oil from the damaged well, as the U.S. government prepares to release new estimates of the amount of oil flowing into the in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading