Apr 13 Watch Combating Piracy Poses New Challenge for U.S. Ships President Obama vowed Monday to halt the rise of piracy as details emerged about the rescue of a U.S. sea captain. Analysts weigh how to best protect U.S. ships from pirates. Continue watching
Apr 13 Daring Rescue Mission Frees U.S. Sea Captain By PBS News Hour After a daring rescue operation by U.S. Navy Special Forces, a U.S. sea captain held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia was freed Sunday, ending a five-day standoff but leading some pirate groups based in the Horn of… Continue reading
Apr 13 Weekly Poem: ‘Since Nine–‘ By Arts Desk Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. But last week, we got a new look at his work in two volumes. Continue reading
Apr 11 In Case You Missed It: Clawbacks and CEO Pay On Friday’s NewsHour, Paul Solman reported on the continued anger over extravagant CEO pay at companies receiving billions in bailout dollars and the options being explored to regain some of the money. ]> And… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Other News: Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq In other news, five U.S. soldiers died in a suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq, and clashes between U.S. forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan left 27 insurgents dead. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Somali Pirates Thwart U.S. Captain’s Escape Attempt American ship Capt. Richard Phillips tried to swim away from his Somali captors Friday but was quickly recaptured, as another pirate ship and a U.S. warship headed to the scene about 200 miles off the coast of Somalia. A reporter… Continue watching
Apr 10 Somali Pirates Thwart U.S. Captain’s Escape By PBS News Hour American ship captain Richard Phillips tried to swim away from his Somali captors Friday but was quickly recaptured, as another pirate ship and a U.S. warship headed to the scene about 200 miles off the coast of Somalia. Continue reading
Apr 10 Can Hollywood Help Rescue Michigan? As Detroit's auto industry crumbles, leaving the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation and substantial budget gap, state lawmakers are turning to alternative sources of revenue, notably from the film industry. Continue reading
Apr 10 Bomb Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Iraqis in Mosul By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber detonated a truck filled with explosives Friday outside an Iraqi base in Mosul, killing five U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi policemen in the deadliest attack for U.S. forces in more than a year, according to the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Obama Touts Military Digital Health Record Plan as Model A new electronic medical records system for military personnel is meant to be a model for improving health care nationwide. Analysts discuss the program's cost and efficiency. Continue watching