Sep 29 Conversation: Director Nicolas Kent Brings Real Drama of Afghanistan Onstage By Molly Finnegan Starting with the 1842 Anglo-Afghan War and running through to the present day conflict in Afghanistan, a new theater production called "The Great Game: Afghanistan" attempts to educate audiences about the history of modern foreign intervention in that region with… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch What Americans Do and Don't Know About Religion How much do Americans really know about religion? A new Pew survey has some surprising answers. Judy Woodruff has details. Continue watching
Sep 28 Any Hour Can Be Your NewsHour: Download Our New iPhone App Thanks to all of those who waited -- and those who nudged, pushed and shoved for us to go mobile. We quietly rolled out a test version of our iPhone app a few weeks ago and more than 70,000 of… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Kim Jong-Il's Youngest Son Climbs North Korea's Ranks Son of North Korean Leader Climbs the Ranks… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch In North Korea, Is Power Struggle or Smooth Transition Ahead? In North Korea, Is Power Struggle Ahead?… Continue watching
Sep 28 On Tuesday's NewsHour... HOMEOWNERSHIP VS RENTING | Jack Hough of 'Smart Money' magazine and Karl Case of Wall Street Journal weigh the pros and cons of homeownership and renting. INCOME GAP WIDENS IN AMERICA | The U.S. has the greatest… Continue reading
Sep 28 Americans' Religious Knowledge Has Major Gaps, Survey Finds Updated 3:58 p.m. ET Despite their religious faith, many Americans are ignorant of key facts about their own and other world religions, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Continue reading
Sep 28 Tuesday: CIA Increasing Drone Attacks in Pakistan; N. Korea's Kim Promotes Son The C.I.A. has drastically increased bombing in the mountains of Pakistan as part of an effort to cripple the Taliban, lower U.S. casualties in Afghanistan and foil a suspected terrorist plot against European targets, according to reports by the New… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Southwest Eyes Bigger Market Share With AirTran Merger Southwest Airlines announced plans Monday to merge with rival AirTran. Margaret Warner and USA Today's Ben Mutzabaugh discuss what the merger could means for air passengers, airline employees and fares to the cities that will be added to Southwest's network. Continue watching
Sep 27 No Blaring: MacNeil on Emmy, Keeping a Reasonable Tone in Broadcast News Recently, a man stopped me as I passed him on West 43rd Street in Manhattan. He was wearing a denim work shirt with the number of the building where he worked embroidered over the pocket. He said, "I just… Continue reading