Jul 11 Watch Former First Lady Johnson Dies at 94 Lady Bird Johnson, wife of former President Johnson, died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Austin, Texas. She was 94. The NewsHour reports on the former first lady's life and environmental legacy. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies at 57 Cartoonist Doug Marlette, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Charlotte Observer and the Atlanta Constitution, died in a car accident on Tuesday at the age of 57. The NewsHour reflects on his contributions. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Series of Explosions Kills More Than 200 in Iraq After a particularly bloody weekend in Iraq in which at least 200 people were killed in suicide bombings and shootings, reporter Michael Gordon updates the situation from Baghdad. Continue watching
Jul 09 U.N. Weapons Inspectors to Enter North Korea By PBS News Hour The United Nations' nuclear agency decided Monday to dispatch inspectors to North Korea to oversee the shutdown of the country's plutonium-producing facility. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Editorial Cartoonists Strive to Preserve Their Threatened Art The Association of Editorial Cartoonists is holding its annual meeting this week in Washington. A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist discusses his craft, which is often threatened by staff cuts at newspapers. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Women’s Combat Roles Evolving in Iraq, Afghanistan Although U.S. military policy prevents women from taking certain war zone assignments, they are increasingly filling dangerous jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan. An author, Army sergeant and retired Navy captain discuss the changing role of women in combat. Continue watching
Jul 04 Six Canadians Killed as Violence Continues in Southeastern Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Six Canadian soldiers and their interpreter were killed Wednesday in a deadly roadside bombing near the restive city of Khandahar in the southeastern part of Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Blast in Iraq Targets Anti-al-Qaida Leaders At least 50 people, including four tribal leaders opposed to al-Qaida, were killed in suicide bombings in Iraq. John Burns of the New York Times provides an update. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch South Carolina City Mourns Nine Fallen Firefighters Charleston, S.C., held a memorial service for nine firefighters Friday. The NewsHour provides an excerpt of the ceremony. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Military Grapples with Onslaught of Homemade Bombs in Iraq The military reported Thursday that 14 U.S. troops in Iraq were killed, including five by a roadside bomb. Military experts and journalists discuss efforts to counter these improvised explosive devices. Continue watching