May 11 Pope Addresses Abuse Scandal, Says Church Must 'Relearn Penance' Pope Benedict XVI speaks with reporters about the abuse scandal on his way to Portugal on Tuesday. Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images. Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday issued his strongest words to date about the abuse scandal that has… Continue reading
May 11 Watch Catholic Ireland Struggles with Response to Child Sex Abuse Scandals Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports from Ireland, where the Catholic Church continues to reel from the allegations and resignations surrounding the child sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
May 10 On Monday's NewsHour... By News Desk ELENA KAGAN NOMINATED TO SUPREME COURT | President Obama nominated Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan to fill Justice John Paul Stevens' seat on the Supreme Court. Gwen Ifill gets four points of view from… Continue reading
May 10 Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan Hangs Over Karzai Visit By Larisa Epatko The July 2011 deadline President Barack Obama set to start withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan serves as the backdrop and lends some urgency to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's meetings in Washington, D.C., this week, analysts say. Continue reading
May 10 Lena Horne Dies at Age 92 By Tom LeGro Groundbreaking singer, performer and film star Lena Horne died Sunday night in New York at the age of 92. Horne, the first African American to sign a long-term contract with a major film studio, broke down racial barriers, most memorably… Continue reading
May 10 Jim Lehrer on the Road: Dispatch from Austin, Texas The end is near... After Minnesota--Minneapolis and Hibbing--I was back on the route of the Super Chief, spending three days each in Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Both cities have energetic booksellers as well as public television stations that are… Continue reading
May 10 Watch Remembering Groundbreaking Jazz Icon, Actress Lena Horne Legendary jazz singer and actress Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers in the entertainment industry, died Sunday in New York at age 92. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at her career. Continue watching
May 09 How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico? By Chris Amico, Vanessa Dennis View ticker with live video feed. Last updated 11 a.m. ET on May 27. Nobody knows for certain how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since last month's oil rig explosion. What we do have… Continue reading
May 07 On Friday's NewsHour... ECONOMY ADDS JOBS IN APRIL | Employers added 290,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest hiring increase in four years. Kwame Holman reports. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com and Mohamed El-Erian,… Continue reading
May 06 On Thursday's NewsHour... GREECE APPROVES AUSTERITY PLAN | Jeffrey Brown reports on Wall Street's reaction to continued instability in Greece. Police in Athens used tear gas to control new protests, sparked as lawmakers approved cost-cutting measures. Judy Woodruff gets updates from Susie… Continue reading