Apr 04 Cracks Ground Southwest Planes, Raise New Questions on Inspections Southwest is facing new questions on the safety of its fleet. Photo via Flickr Creative Commons user Atomic Taco. Southwest Airlines is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737-300s for inspection after one of its planes was forced to… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch New York Times Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity in Libya Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity Experience in Libya… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market Returning War Vets Face New Domestic Battle: The Job Market… Continue watching
Apr 01 Robert MacNeil Returns to NewsHour for Autism Now Series For the first time in more than 15 years, Robert MacNeil is returning to the program he co-founded, with a major series of reports on Autism Now. The subject that drew him back is one that resonates deeply with his… Continue reading
Apr 01 Unemployment Falls to 8.8 Percent, Employers Add 216K Jobs The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing that unemployment dropped again to 8.8 percent in March, with employers adding 216,000 new jobs. The manufacturing sector showed especially strong growth, increasing at its fastest pace in seven years. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Gadhafi's Forces, Rebels Clash Over Key City as Second Top Official Resigns Libyan rebels suffer military losses and another member of the Gadhafi government defects. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Ivory Coast Violence Escalates as President-Elect's Fighters Capture Key Cities Violence escalated in the west African nation of Ivory Coast over the disputed presidency. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 'Valuable' Libyan Defections Aid Coalition as CIA Assesses Rebels' Intentions Jeffrey Brown discusses the U.S.'s role in Libya with two former intelligence officers. Continue watching
Mar 31 The Madness of Sports Betting: Economics Edition By Paul Solman Editor's Note | If you're one of the millions of Americans who filled out a college basketball national championship bracket this year, odds are you're out of luck. ESPN reports that only two brackets out of over 5.9… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Arming Libya's Rebels: Overdue Idea or 'Disaster in the Making'? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the U.S. has not yet decided whether to send weapons to Libya's struggling opposition movement. Jim Lehrer discusses the arms issue with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Mansour El-Kikhia… Continue watching