Jul 07 Wednesday: NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Troops; Oil Found in New Orleans Lake Three American soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb in the southern Afghanistan and a NATO airstrike mistakenly killed five of its Afghan army allies in the east on Wednesday, officials said. The Afghan soldiers were launching an… Continue reading
Jul 06 On Tuesday's NewsHour... NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: TIMOTHY GEITHNER | Concerns about the economic recovery linger on Wall Street as the service industry grew at a slower rate than expected last month. Jim Lehrer talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the state of… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch U.S. Battles to Train Local Forces in Afghanistan U.S. troops are continuing their efforts to build up local security forces in Afghanistan, but so far with mixed results. Margaret Warner talks with GlobalPost reporter Jean MacKenzie, who recently returned from Kabul. Continue watching
Jul 05 On Monday's NewsHour... WEATHER HINDERS GULF CLEANUP | Rough conditions caused by weather prevented many skimmer boats from assisting with oil cleanup in the Gulf, including the testing of a new "super skimmer" vessel. Ray Suarez talks to Greg McCormack, director of the… Continue reading
Jul 05 Monday: BP's Costs Reach $3 Billion; Petraeus Takes Over in Afghanistan By Tom LeGro An oil spill cleanup crew works on July 4 in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. BP's costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has reached just over $3 billion for capping the well, cleanup… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch News Wrap: Afghanistan Claims a Dozen International Troop Lives in July In other news Monday, 3 U.S. troops and a British Soldier were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan, making a dozen international troops fatalities in the first five days of July. Continue watching
Jul 02 On Friday's NewsHour... JOBS AND JOBLESS BENEFITS | May's jobs report showed a mixed picture of the economic recovery with unemployment falling to its lowest level in nearly a year, but with weak hiring in the private sector. Jeffrey Brown talks with economics… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Back Home in West Virginia, Byrd Honored by Washington Colleagues President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton were among the attendees at a memorial service in Charleston, W.Va., for Sen. Robert C. Byrd', the longest-serving member of Congress ever, who died Monday at age 92. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch News Wrap: Steele Comments on Afghan War Draw Fire From Both Parties In other news Friday, comments about the Afghan war by GOP Chairman Michael Steele drew rebuke from both Republicans and Democrats. Also, Gen. David Petraeus landed in Kabul to take over command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 01 On Thursday's NewsHour... By News Desk GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | After-effects from Hurricane Alex again kept oil cleanup crews in port, as one estimate indicated the gusher is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the cleanup. Continue reading