Feb 09 $838 Billion Stimulus Plan Clears Senate Procedural Hurdle By Admin, PBS News Hour The Senate on Monday voted 61-36 to end debate on an $838 billion economic stimulus bill, one more vote than needed to avoid a potential filibuster on the measure when it goes to a final vote as early as Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Vatican Orders Bishop to Recant Holocaust Denial After encountering international criticism, the Vatican has demanded that a bishop whose excommunication was lifted last month by Pope Benedict XVI recant his denial of the Holocaust. A National Catholic reporter gives an update. Continue watching
Feb 05 Obama Creates Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday to create a White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to help nonprofits and local groups improve their communities with help from the government and other organizations. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Congress Votes to Delay Switch to Digital TV Until June Congress passed a bill Wednesday delaying the transition from analog to digital television until June to give Americans more time to prepare for the switch. A reporter gives an update. Continue watching
Feb 04 House OKs Delaying Digital TV Switch Until June By PBS News Hour The country's transition to digital television is being postponed until June 12, following a vote in the House of Representatives that sends the bill to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it. Continue reading
Feb 03 Many Automakers Post Record Losses for January By PBS News Hour Ford, Toyota, Nissan, General Motors and Chrysler all posted record lows in their January sales reports Tuesday. The declines come at the end of a stretch of 15 months of plummeting sales that bring the companies' total losses near a… Continue reading
Feb 03 Countries Urge Tamil Tigers to Surrender as Civilians Flee Fighting By Admin, PBS News Hour As Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers lose more territory in their fight against the government, international powers including the United States, European Union, Japan and Norway have urged the rebels to lay down their arms to avoid more civilian deaths. Continue reading
Feb 03 Iran Launches First ‘Homegrown’ Satellite Into Space By PBS News Hour Iran said Tuesday that it had launched its first domestically-produced satellite as part of Tehran's ongoing efforts to build a space program. The launch was timed to coincide with observances of the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Continue reading
Feb 02 Suicide Bomber Kills 21 in Attack in Southern Afghanistan By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed 21 Afghan police in a local station in southern Afghanistan Monday, according to government officials. Continue reading
Feb 02 Weekly Poem: ‘Pittsburgh’ In honor of the Steelers' Super Bowl victory, we've gone into the Poetry Series archive. Continue reading