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
Jun 09 World Cup Song by Shakira Stirs Controversy By Tom LeGro This year's World Cup song, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," has stirred sentiment among South Africans, many of whom were outraged because FIFA selected a non-African, Colombian pop star Shakira, to write the song and perform lead vocals. Continue reading
Jun 09 On the Gulf Coast, Media Access Can Be Hard to Come By Updated 5:20pm ET BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles issued this letter on media access Wednesday. In the statement, Suttles says "BP fully supports and defends all individuals rights to share their personal thoughts and experiences with journalists… Continue reading
Jun 09 Internet Anonymity Both Aid and Foil for Democracy Does the Internet facilitate a productive exchange of ideas, making people better informed and therefore better citizens? Or does the unchecked nature of what information can be shared and spread on the internet actually threaten democracy? That was… Continue reading