Dec 28 Amid Tighter Air Security, Questions Intensify on Accused Plane Bomber By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45pm ET According to media reports, the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempt to bring down the Amsterdam to Detroit jet on Christmas Day, saying the attack was retaliation for a U.S. operation… Continue reading
Dec 26 Security Tightened at Airports Worldwide After Apparent Terror Attempt Update: Dec. 27, 2009, 9:30am ET Federal officials charged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. The Washington Post reports more on Abdulmutallab's background, including that the incident comes just… Continue reading
Dec 25 On Friday's NewsHour... Here's what's coming up on the PBS NewsHour on this Christmas Day... HOLIDAY WRAP: Millions around the world celebrated the Christmas holiday even as blizzards disrupted travel in the central U.S. And amid the traditional festivities and religious observances, questions… Continue reading
Dec 25 GlobalPost: Christmastime Dispatches From Around the World During this holiday season, our partners over at GlobalPost have filed a number of holiday reports from around the world, including one on Santa's humble roots on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast and another on how a lack of tourists spells… Continue reading
Dec 25 Friday's Headlines: Taliban Releases Video of U.S. Soldier; Vatican Reviews Security for Pope On Christmas morning, the Taliban released a video that appears to show a soldier captured almost six months ago in Afghanistan. Pfc. Bowe Robert Bergdahl, 23, disappeared June 30 from his combat post in the Paktika province, near the… Continue reading
Dec 24 On Thursday's NewsHour... HEALTH CARE: Full coverage of the dawn vote in the U.S. Senate on health care reform, and the negotiations that will now begin to harmonize the Senate and House versions of the legislation. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser has the… Continue reading
Dec 23 On Wednesday's NewsHour... By Simon Marks PRESIDENT OBAMA - Our exclusive White House interview with President Obama has just wrapped up. Jim Lehrer questioned the President about health care reform, the ongoing threat of the filibuster in the US Senate, climate change, Afghanistan and the President's… Continue reading
Dec 22 On Tuesday's NewsHour... On the day that President Obama met with community bankers, we examine the troubles facing small banks. Then, a look at the big money lobbying efforts aimed at health care reform, how Michelle Rhee tackled DC's worst performing schools, the… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Photographers Lend a Hand With Portraits of Military Families For troops in the field, few things are more important than reminders of their families -- particularly photos. Tom Bearden reports on how some photographers are lending a helping hand. Continue watching
Dec 21 On Monday's NewsHour... Tonight's program looks at changes in store for the American health care system, protests in Iran, school reform in Washington, D.C., and a behind-the-scenes look at the Copenhagen climate agreement. HEALTH CARE - With the stage now set for a… Continue reading