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
May 05 On Wednesday's NewsHour... SECURITY CONCERNS AFTER NY BOMBING ATTEMPT | Following the arrest of a man accused of trying to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square, Jeffrey Brown talks to Guardian reporter Declan Walsh in Pakistan and Denis… Continue reading
May 04 Jim Lehrer: Fielding Questions on Shields and Brooks By Hari Sreenivasan As his road trip across the country continues, Jim Lehrer checked in with us from Albuquerque. He recently managed to check out the Greyhound Museum in Hibbing, Minn., while in Minneapolis for a speaking engagement. Jim… Continue reading
May 04 On Tuesday's NewsHour... NYC BOMBING SUSPECT IN CUSTODY | A Pakistani-American man has been charged with acts of terrorism across international lines in the foiled bomb plot in New York City's Times Square over the weekend. Jeffrey Brown talks to Newsweek reporter… Continue reading
May 04 CNET Editor on 3G iPad, Competition in Tablet Market, Robotic Diet Assistant By Hari Sreenivasan We spoke with CNET Executive Editor Molly Wood on "NewsHour Plus" back when the iPad was unveiled following months of speculation. We brought her back to chat about the rollout of the 3G iPad and whether that… Continue reading
May 03 On Monday's NewsHour... GULF OIL CLEANUP | BP said it will pay to clean up the oil slick still spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. Judy Woodruff gets the latest update on the crisis from correspondent Tom Bearden in Louisiana. POLITICAL FUTURE OF… Continue reading
May 03 Weekly Poem: 'Reading Stephen Crane's 'War Is Kind' to My Husband' By Tom LeGro Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war. Continue reading
May 03 International Treaties By PBS News Hour The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States was in full gear when the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis brought the two powers to the brink of global thermonuclear war. Continue reading
Apr 30 A Downbeat Derby Weekend: Writer Trots Out Horse Racing's Money Woes By Jeffrey Brown This annual running of the Kentucky Derby -- this weekend marks the 136th running -- is meant to mark a joyous time of the year, with its frilly hats, mint juleps, betting slips, and of course, the horses. Continue reading
Apr 30 Senate Primary Heats Up in Arkansas By Spencer Michels _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f05qe7c',482,304,""); One of the things U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln told me that irks her the most about Washington is the fact that she can't get a direct, non-stop flight from the capital to Little Rock. She's the senator from… Continue reading