Jan 11 McGwire Admits to Steroid Use During Record-Setting Season Baseball slugger Mark McGwire admitted Monday that he was on steroids when he broke the major league single-season home run record in 1998. McGwire admitted to more than a decade of use "during a 20-minute… Continue reading
Jan 11 On Monday’s NewsHour… GAY MARRIAGE - The battle over gay marriage moved to Federal Court in California today, where two gay men and two gay women are challenging the state's ban on gay marriage, and are hoping to take the issue all the… Continue reading
Jan 08 On Friday’s NewsHour… JOBS NUMBERS - December's unemployment report was published early this morning, and showed the country losing a net 85,000 jobs - worse than analysts had been expecting. On the program tonight, we'll talk to David Leonhardt of the New… Continue reading
Jan 07 Obama: ‘The Buck Stops With Me’ on National Security By Dave Gustafson President Obama said Thursday afternoon that in regard to terror threats against the United States, "the buck stops with me." He suggested that nobody would be fired as a result of the attempted airliner attack on Christmas, saying that the… Continue reading
Jan 07 Al-Qaida Says CIA Killings Payback for Pakistan Drone Strikes By Larisa Epatko Al-Qaida claimed responsibility on Thursday for last month's attack on a base in Khost, Afghanistan, that killed seven CIA agents. According to Islamist Web sites, the attack was "revenge" for U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. Continue reading
Jan 07 On Thursday’s NewsHour… BOMB PLOT REPORT - We'll have full coverage of the White House report on the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and reaction from former National Security Council staff members Richard Clarke and Juan… Continue reading
Jan 07 Wednesday on the NewsHour: NEA Chief Rocco Landesman By Arts Desk Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, a conversation with Rocco Landesman, the former Broadway Producer who became the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts this past August. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch News Wrap: Airline Incident in Miami Ends in Arrest In other news, another airline security incident occurred in Miami last night when an unruly passenger was arrested, and leaders in Europe remain divided over whether to use full body scanners at airports. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Foul Play: New Questions Arise on Violence Among Athletes A day after star basketball player Gilbert Arenas was suspended by the NBA for bringing hand guns into a team locker room, Jeffrey Brown examines violence and professional athletics. Continue watching
Jan 06 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… We examine the political fallout after two veteran Democratic senators announced their retirements Wednesday: we have analysis from political reporters Amy Walter and Chris Cilizza. Then, some perspective on how President Obama is handling the national security debate, a report… Continue reading