Jul 17 Pitchfork Music Festival, From the Windy City & WBEZ We're working with "Sound Opinions" host and Vocalo blogger Jim DeRogatis this weekend to bring you the best (and worst) of the Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival 2010. Day 1: Robyn, Broken Social Scene, Modest Mouse and more. Continue reading
Jul 16 Shields and Brooks on Jobs, Palin and Deeper Meaning of Old Spice Ads By Hari Sreenivasan Even after the Senate's passage of a landmark financial reform bill, Mark Shields and David Brooks tell us about how difficult a sell Democrats and the administration face with voters as the midterm elections draw closer yet unemployment remains… Continue reading
Jul 16 Photos: Inside Guantanamo's Prison By Larisa Epatko With the number of detainees at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, steadily shrinking, military personnel there say the release of the prisoners is having a positive impact on those who remain. Continue reading
Jul 16 On Friday's NewsHour... By News Desk CAP CONTINUES TO HALT LEAK | With the new containment cap in place for the past 24 hours and no new signs of oil leaking into the Gulf, President Obama called the news hopeful but reaffirmed the need for a… Continue reading
Jul 16 Gwen's Take: Entering the 'Twitterverse' By Gwen Ifill You see, that headline is what I've always hated about Twitter. It's way too cute. But, alas, I have been lured in. My first week on Twitter has been enlightening, funny and a little creepy. You have to understand… Continue reading
Jul 15 On Thursday's NewsHour... By News Desk OIL FLOW CEASES AS BP TESTS CAP | The flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been halted for the time being, as BP performs pressure tests on the new containment cap placed over the leaking oil well. Continue reading
Jul 15 Iranian Nuclear Scientist Returns Home, but Questions Remain By Larisa Epatko Nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who claims he was abducted by the CIA a year ago, abruptly returned to his home in Iran on Thursday. U.S. officials have denied his claims. And plenty of questions remain about the whole story behind… Continue reading
Jul 14 The Struggle Over Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan On Wednesday's NewsHour, our lead story will look at the escalating war in Afghanistan and a recent spike in U.S. causalities. The death toll for July stands at 33 so far, on track to top last month's record of 60. Continue reading
Jul 14 On Wednesday's NewsHour... CASUALTIES RISE IN AFGHANISTAN | The death toll for NATO forces has risen to 45 in the month of July after multiple attacks killed 8 U.S. and 3 British soldiers in the past 24 hours. For insight, Jim Lehrer talks… Continue reading
Jul 14 Declassified Testimony Reveals Regrets in Senate Over Vietnam War Support The voices of senators expressing growing concerns about the Vietnam War more than four decades ago were brought to life Wednesday with the release of more than 1,000 pages of previously classified testimony and transcripts by the Foreign Relations Committee. Continue reading