Apr 06 Watch Iraq’s Uptick in Violence Renews Stability Concerns Gwen Ifill gets an update from a New York Times reporter about what the deadly wave of bombings in Baghdad could mean for stability in Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 05 On Monday’s NewsHour… TALIBAN CLAIMS PAKISTAN BOMBINGS | A spate of bombings by the Taliban rocked northwest Pakistan, including a deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Peshawar. Gwen Ifill talks to reporter Saima Mohsin in Karachi. VATICAN ABUSE SCANDAL | As… Continue reading
Apr 05 Weekly Poem: ‘Nonessential Equipment’ By Jason Breslow Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Amid Scandal, Examining the Vatican’s Response Vatican officials have condemned criticism of Pope Benedict in connection with the sexual abuse scandal roiling the Church. Margaret Warner talks to two church experts in the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Pope: Church Weathers ‘Times of Difficulty’ Over Abuse Scandal With growing controversy over Pope Benedict's role in punishing priests accused of misconduct, Margaret Warner reports on the reaction of Catholics in the U.S. to the sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Apr 02 On Friday’s NewsHour… JOBS UPDATE | The latest jobs report shows the U.S. economy added over 150,000 jobs in March, but little improvement for unemployment. Judy Woodruff talks to economists Laura Tyson and Glenn Hubbard about what the largest jobs increase… Continue reading
Apr 02 Friday: Airline Security to Change; Moscow Police Name Suspect The Obama administration is shifting its approach to airport security, abandoning the policy of using nationality alone as the basis for screening potentially dangerous travelers in favor of a more intelligence-based system. The new system has been designed… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Vatican Distances Itself from Minister’s Remarks In other news, Pope Benedict's personal minister sparked outrage on Good Friday by comparing criticism of the pope over church abuse scandals to "collective violence" against Jews. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai tried to smooth relations with the U.S. after… Continue watching
Apr 01 On Thursday’s NewsHour… By News Desk AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ and IRAN | The Obama administration turned its attention to foreign affairs this week. Margaret Warner reports on developments on security fronts around the world. NEWSMAKER: GEN. JIM JONES | National Security Advisor Gen. Jim Jones joins… Continue reading
Apr 01 New Auto Emissions, Fuel Efficency Standards Set The federal government on Thursday rolled out the final plan for the nation's first vehicle emission and fuel efficiency standards.The new rules, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and U.S. oil consumption, will kick in for most passenger vehicles… Continue reading