May 14 On Friday's NewsHour... GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | President Obama called for an overhaul of how the government handles oil drilling approval, as estimates of the gulf oil leak's magnitude continue to climb. Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral… Continue reading
May 14 Gwen's Take | The Blog Wars: To Fight or Not to Fight? By Gwen Ifill I am frequently asked if I think journalism is doomed. I happen to think it's not. We'll always need to know more; we just may have to find new ways to learn and alternate platforms from which to tell the… Continue reading
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Thai Troops Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests In other news Friday, violence escalated in the streets of Bangkok as Thai troops fired on anti-government protesters, killing at least eight people and hundreds of people protested in Afghanistan against a NATO strike they believe killed Afghan civilians. Continue watching
May 13 On Thursday's NewsHour... NEW TIMES SQUARE BOMBING ARRESTS | Federal agents arrested two Pakistani men in Boston in connection with the failed attack in Times Square. Judy Woodruff talks to reporter Devlin Barrett of the Wall Street Journal about the assistance the… Continue reading
May 13 McChrystal: 'Nobody Is Winning' in Afghanistan Conflict By Larisa Epatko U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that although progress is being made in Afghanistan, "nobody is winning at this point," in an interview airing Thursday on the NewsHour. Continue reading
May 13 Dissident Thai General Shot as Army Moves to End Protests By Talea Miller _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f8aqe9c',482,304,""); Ongoing political unrest in Thailand took a new turn Thursday after an anti-government army general aiding the country's Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head as he spoke with foreign reporters in Bangkok. Khattiya Sawatdiphol is… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Thai Anti-Government Protesters Dealt a Blow as Dissident General Is Shot Tensions flared between Thai anti-government protesters and security forces, as a general backing the protest movement was shot in the head. New York Times reporter Thomas Fuller, who had been interviewing the general, describes how the bullet narrowly missed him,… Continue watching
May 13 Watch Karzai, McChrystal Renew Commitment to Fighting Insurgency in Afghanistan As part of a visit to Washington to reaffirm a commitment to fight insurgency in his country and heal an at times strained relationship, Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S. and NATO forces… Continue watching
May 13 Watch In Thailand, Tensions Renewed with Shooting of Anti-Government Leader Troops in Thailand moved to seal off an encampment of anti-government protests, as the shooting of a renegade general allied with demonstrators accelerated the violence in Bangkok. Judy Woodruff talks to GlobalPost reporter Patrick Winn about the unrest. Continue watching