Nov 01 Mexico Dispatch: Authorities Jockey for Control in Violent Drug War By Jenny Marder Funeral for some of those killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo by Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images Less than a month before Mexicans celebrate the centennial of their revolution, some of them have the feeling the country is in a time of… Continue reading
Nov 01 Join the PBS NewsHour for Election Coverage Live Online, On-Air, Mobile By Maureen Hoch It's Election Day eve for the 2010 midterms, and political coverage promises to be plentiful Tuesday. But for the finest election news and analysis, there's only one PBS NewsHour -- and we'll have special coverage online, on-air and… Continue reading
Nov 01 Monday: Bombs Were Built to Explode in Flight; 52 Killed in Baghdad Siege Yemeni security guard a UPS branch in Sanaa. Photo by Mohammad Huwais/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, said that the two package bombs addressed to Chicago synagogues and intercepted by authorities in Britain and Dubai… Continue reading
Oct 30 At Stewart/Colbert 'Sanity' Rally, a Call for Fewer Political Extremes Was it humor or was it politics? We may never fully know, but crowds came to Washington by the busload Saturday for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." Some rally-goers said they… Continue reading
Oct 30 Comedians' Rally Seeks to Kindle a Spirit of Sanity and/or Fear Be it for politics or be it for comedy, crowds descended on the National Mall Saturday for the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear," organized by Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, in either in jest or protest… Continue reading
Oct 29 On Friday's NewsHour... PLANE SEARCHED FOR SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES | A UPS cargo plane out of Yemen bound for Chicago was grounded when suspicious packages were found on board. Kwame Holman has more on what President Obama called a 'credible terrorist threat'. MICHIGAN… Continue reading
Oct 29 Obama: Packages on Cargo Flights Contained 'Explosive Material' By Larisa Epatko Two suspicious packages originating from Yemen were found overnight in Britain and Dubai on airplanes bound for the United States, officials said Friday, causing airports in the U.S. to heighten security procedures. Continue reading
Oct 29 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at Upcoming NATO Summit in Portugal NATO leaders will convene next month in Portugal at a moment when NATO casualties in Afghanistan are rising and there are growing reports of corruption in Karzai's government. Recession-battered nations large and small are cutting their defense budgets, and… Continue reading
Oct 28 On Thursday's NewsHour... LATEST POLL NUMBERS | Recent poll numbers show that Democrats are in trouble and the economy is a determining factor. But the Obama administration is holding on to hope that the Democratic Party will retain its majority in Congress. Jim… Continue reading
Oct 28 In San Francisco, a Whole New Ballgame Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum takes the mound for Game 1 of the World Series in San Francisco. Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images. The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 11-7, in Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday… Continue reading