Sep 18 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: Mitt Romney's remarks calling nearly half of Americans "victims" who are dependent on the government The battle for voters in Nevada Escalating tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands Plus, a conversation… Continue reading
Sep 17 Military Not Doing Enough to Curb Alcohol, Drug Abuse, IOM Concludes It's been well-documented that the military has a significant problem with suicide, substance abuse and mental disorders in its ranks. Just this summer, the Pentagon reported an 18 percent increase in suicide cases alone in just one year. In… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Facing Uncertainty, Middle Eastern Christians Are Increasingly Emigrating Facing Uncertainty, Middle Eastern Christians Are Increasingly Emigrating… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:23 As U.S. Plans Military Exit, a Challenge to Reassure, Train Afghans Surge of 'Green on Blue' Attacks Has Great Cost for U.S. Continue watching
Sep 17 Pope in Lebanon: 'Love One Another' By Larisa Epatko Pope Benedict XVI visited Lebanon last weekend with a message to young people to "love one another" and reject violence. Continue reading
Sep 17 Pope Visits Lebanon Amid Worldwide Protests By Larisa Epatko Amid continuing protests in the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a message of peace during a weekend visit to Lebanon. Continue reading
Sep 17 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: New pressures in Afghanistan after weekend attacks kill U.S. troops and damage American jets The Romney campaign retools its message amid new poll numbers A change of heart for a global warming skeptic… Continue reading
Sep 16 Iran Watching as U.S. Military Launches Exercise in Strait of Hormuz By David Chalian KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait | The United States, along with more than 27 other countries from four different continents, began Sunday the largest ever military exercise aimed at practicing how to find and destroy sea mines in the waters of the… Continue reading
Sep 14 Protesters Attack U.S. Embassies Across Africa and Middle East as Anger Boils Over By Frank Carlson Smoke rises from the US embassy building in Tunis during a protest against a film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images. Thick black smoke billowed from the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia's capital of Tunis… Continue reading
Sep 14 Conversation: 'Broadway or Bust' on PBS By Tom LeGro Have you ever wanted to be on Broadway? Well, thousands of young people from around the country do, and a new PBS series is documenting their struggle to get there. It's called "Broadway or Bust," produced by WGBH in Boston. Continue reading