Nov 23 Watch Will North Korea's Pattern of Provocation, Concession Continue After Shellings? North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong island killed two South Korean marines and led to an exchange of fire between the two countries. Jim Lehrer gets more on the tense standoff from Victor Cha, former director for Asian affairs at the… Continue watching
Nov 22 Tweet Your Thanksgiving Travel TSA Screening Experience DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s459eqfc4', 'tB_cp4cn4dM', '29'); Many travelers will have their first taste of the TSA's new stricter security measures this week as the busy holiday travel season begins. With some passengers-rights groups urging people to opt out of security… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Downplays North Korean Nuclear Facility Reports In other news Monday, U.S. officials downplayed reports that North Korea has a sophisticated uranium-enrichment facility. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch TSA Screening Scrutiny Builds: Privacy, Security Balance Debated As holiday travel begins this week, controversial full-body scans and security pat-downs will be used in airports across the country. Margaret Warner leads a debate on the balance between privacy and security with Kate Hanni of FlyersRights.org and Clark Kent… Continue watching
Nov 22 On Monday's NewsHour... AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES | As holiday travel begins this week, controversial full-body scans and security pat-downs will be used in airports across the country. Margaret Warner chronicles the backlash and the TSA's handling of travelers' dissatisfaction. IRELAND'S MASSIVE FINANCIAL… Continue reading
Nov 19 President Obama Attends NATO Summit; Bernanke Addresses China Imbalances Members of NATO convene Friday in Portugal to formulate a common strategy for the war in Afghanistan and negotiate missile defense in Europe. President Obama will attend a marathon of meetings, hoping to shore up U.S.-European cooperation. Russia's… Continue reading
Nov 18 Royal Weddings: Looking Forward... And Back Commemorative plate of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) After 30 years, the United Kingdom has another royal wedding. The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton showcases the social and cultural changes of the past… Continue reading
Nov 18 NATO Dispatch: 3 Tests for Success for Obama The press filing center at the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) LISBON, Portugal | President Obama is in Lisbon, hoping to rack up -- in a jam- packed 30 hours of meetings -- a higher batting… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Photojournalist, Filmmaker Hetherington Documents Terror, Boredom of War Jeffrey Brown speaks with British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington about his work in Afghanistan, which led to the prize-winning documentary with Sebastian Junger, "Restrepo," and a new book of photographs called "Infidel."… Continue watching
Nov 17 On Wednesday's NewsHour: Cholera in Haiti, Nuclear Treaty, Deficit Ideas HAITI'S CHOLERA OUTBREAK | Gwen Ifill speaks with Miami Herald Caribbean correspondent Jacqueline Charles in Port-au-Prince, who says that recent unrest related to a cholera outbreak in Haiti is hampering efforts to contain the spread of the epidemic. NEWS WRAP… Continue reading