May 26 Watch Gulf Coast Photographer Captures Oil Spill's Effect on Wildlife Since the oil leak in the Gulf erupted more than a month ago, Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert has as been documenting the people and places at the center of the disaster. Continue watching
May 25 On Tuesday's NewsHour... GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | Oil from the Gulf Coast leak turned darker, suggesting heavier, more-polluting oil is spewing out. Tom Bearden reports from Louisiana, where the oil has begun to damage delicate barrier island ecosystems. NEWSMAKER: BP EXECUTIVE… Continue reading
May 25 Tuesday: BP Set to Try Capping Leak; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Deal Struck Residents of Chalmette, Louisiana, attend a discussion Monday with parish officials and a BP representative on the oil spill clean up efforts. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images. The Environmental Protection Agency won't call on BP to stop using chemical… Continue reading
May 24 On Monday's NewsHour... GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | Obama administration officials and senators said they will hold BP responsible for cleaning up the Gulf spill, as heavy oil seeps into fragile marshland along the coast. Correspondent Tom Bearden gives an update on the… Continue reading
May 24 U.S. Officials Press China on North Korea, Trade South Korea's decision to cut nearly all trade and economic assistance to North Korea, close its waters to North Korean ships, and halt visits between the two countries dramatically escalated tensions on the Korean peninsula Monday, just as… Continue reading
May 24 Supreme Court Rules NFL May Face Antitrust Lawsuit By Quinn Bowman The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the National Football League could face an antitrust lawsuit over its exclusive apparel contract with Reebok. The court reversed the decision of two lower courts, which had dismissed the lawsuit from American Needle,… Continue reading
May 24 Japan's Premier: U.S. Base to Stay at Okinawa Due Partly to Korean Tensions By Larisa Epatko Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday he has given up on efforts to find an alternative location for a controversial U.S. airbase on the island of Okinawa, and that tensions on the Korean peninsula helped him reach his decision. Continue reading
May 21 Live from the Ocean Floor: New Oil Leak Widget Features 'Spillcam' By Hari Sreenivasan BP's live video stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is simultaneously tragic and hypnotic. With each passing second, more gallons of crude oil and natural gas escape into the ocean. Until Thursday, BP and NOAA had… Continue reading
May 21 Shields and Brooks on Kentucky's Rand Paul and Baseball By Hari Sreenivasan Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again on Friday to discuss Kentucky's new -- and newly controversial -- Republican Party Senate nominee Rand Paul, the strength of the tea party movement, how libertarians view… Continue reading