Oct 28 U.N., Congolese Soldiers Retreat as Rebels Advance By PBS News Hour Congolese soldiers and U.N. tanks were forced to retreat Tuesday from rebels vowing to take Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma -- home to the local U.N. headquarters. Continue reading
Oct 27 Syria Accuses U.S. of Killing Eight in Deadly Border Raid By PBS News Hour A funeral was held Monday for eight civilians killed in an attack on an eastern Syrian village on the Iraq border that Syria claims was carried out by U.S. forces. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Boston’s Big Dig Shirks Prior Notions of State Spending on Transportation In the final segment of a series investigating the health of the nation's infrastructure, Ray Suarez reports on Boston's Big Dig -- the most expensive single highway project in the U.S. that eventually cost more than $14.6 billion. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Chicago Airport Faces Serious Growing Pains Ray Suarez examines Chicago O'Hare Airport's battle to increase its capacity and problems with the entire air traffic system. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Candidates’ Successes, Slumps in Polls Often Echoed by Media Coverage Results of a Project for Excellence in Journalism report indicate media coverage of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama often mirrors their standing in the polls. A media critic and journalists weigh the impact of the recent findings and the… Continue watching
Oct 23 Suspects on Trial for Planning to Incite Coup in Turkey By Admin, PBS News Hour A massive trial underway in Turkey -- involving retired military generals, journalists, politicians and a university rector accused of trying to create the conditions for a coup -- might have far-reaching political and military implications. Continue reading
Oct 23 If this is a “financial storm”, are we in the “eye of the hurricane”? Question/Comment: Paul, I record the NewsHour and just saw your — shall we say “sobering” — conversation. I was reminded of a radio interview — probably on NPR — I heard (while driving) sometime… Continue reading
Oct 22 Reporter’s Notebook: Ray Suarez Discusses Series on Troubled U.S. Infrastructure By Steve Goldbloom As the NewsHour airs a series of reports on the country's ailing infrastructure, produced in collaboration with WNET New York, senior NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez spoke with Steve Goldbloom about his experiences examining the issue. "We're getting wakeup calls from… Continue reading
Oct 22 Gates Resists Changes to Iraq Security Deal By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that Washington does not want to change a draft deal governing U.S. troops in Iraq, despite concerns raised by Iraqi politicians. Continue reading
Oct 20 Taliban Kill Christian Aid Worker in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Taliban gunmen killed a Christian aid worker walking to work Monday in Afghanistan's capital because she was spreading her religion, the militant group said. Continue reading