Apr 15 Full Video: Fla. Residents, Politicians Talk Taxes and Debt at Town Hall By News Desk TAMPA, Fla. | At a town hall meeting hosted by the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, residents of West Central Florida asked federal, state and local government officials about the recession, partisanship, government spending and more. You can now watch the full… Continue reading
Apr 15 Thursday: Tax Day; Obama to Outline Space Plan; Benjamin Hooks Dies at 85 By Jason Breslow Felipe Castro advertises tax preparation services in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.) It's April 15, which means, of course, it's tax day. The Big Money marks the occasion with a look at the five worst parts of… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch News Wrap: Attacks Kill 11 in Southern Afghanistan In other news on Thursday, a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan killed seven foreign workers in the southern city of Kandahar and rescue workers in China continued the search for survivors of Wednesday's powerful earthquakes. Continue watching
Apr 14 On Wednesday's NewsHour... SENATE BRACES FOR FINANCIAL REFORM FIGHT | President Obama made a case for overhauling the nation's financial system today, in an attempt to win action on a Senate reform bill. For perspective on the prospects of a Senate bill, Jeffrey… Continue reading
Apr 13 On Tuesday's NewsHour... NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT | Jeffrey Brown reports on the second day of the nuclear security summit in Washington, where President Obama called for new safeguards against nuclear terrorism. NEGOTIATING NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTIONS | For perspective on the nuclear security summit… Continue reading
Apr 13 Ifill Panel: Recession Driving Innovation in Media Despite Hardships St. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Rumors of legacy media's demise may be greatly exaggerated, even as the recession drags on, Tampa Bay media leaders said Tuesday. At a panel discussion moderated by Gwen Ifill as part of the NewsHour's ongoing… Continue reading
Apr 12 Washington Post Wins Four Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism The Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism were announced Monday afternoon, and the Washington Post led the pack of winners by taking home four awards -- for international reporting, feature writing, commentary, and criticism. In a first for an online news… Continue reading
Apr 12 On Monday's NewsHour... NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT BEGINS | World leaders gathered in Washington Monday for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security. Jeffrey Brown reports on the summit and efforts to slash nuclear arsenals. NEWSMAKERS: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AND BRENT SCOWCROFT | For perspective… Continue reading
Apr 12 EU Offers Greece $40 Billion Aid Deal After two earlier pledges of support, the European Union came to Greece's rescue Sunday with a concrete package of low-interest loans aimed at stemming Greece's debilitating debt crisis. What are the terms of the EU… Continue reading