Jan 07 Watch Apple Removes iTunes Copying Restrictions, Makes Price Changes for Downloads Apple has announced its plans to make music from four major record companies available through iTunes without copying restrictions and outlined a new three-tiered pricing system for individual songs. A reporter discusses the implications of the changes for the music… Continue watching
Jan 07 Fighting in Gaza Resumes After 3-hour Truce By Admin, PBS News Hour After the expiration of a three-hour truce Wednesday to allow in humanitarian aid, fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen resumed in the city of Gaza. Continue reading
Jan 06 Death Toll Climbs in Israeli Strike Near U.N. School By PBS News Hour An Israeli artillery strike near a U.N.-run school in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge, killed at least 30 people on Tuesday, a U.N. official said, and stirred new concerns over civilian deaths in the conflict. Continue reading
Jan 05 What is the Economic Impact of Military Spending? Question/Comment: I would like to know the impact of military spending on our economy. It seems like it’s a pretty hefty percentage of the annual budget, almost equal to that spent on Social Security; more than is spent on Medicare. Continue reading
Jan 05 Israeli Forces Continue Push Into Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli tanks, planes and ground forces pounded Gaza on Monday, seizing buildings on the outskirts of Gaza City, even as world leaders headed for the region to press for a truce. Continue reading
Jan 02 Israel Strikes Hamas Targets as Fighting Continues in Gaza By PBS News Hour Fighting continued for a seventh day between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Friday, as Israel bombed a mosque it said was used to store weapons and targeted strikes on the homes of top Hamas leaders. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Anti-Apartheid Activist Politician Helen Suzman Dies Helen Suzman, the South African anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee has died at her home in Johannesburg at age 91. The NewsHour's Robert MacNeil discussed her views in a 1989 interview. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Israel Considers Ground Attack as Conflict Escalates Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan as the Israeli government said it was ready to begin operations towards a ground invasion. New York Times reporter Ethan Bronner discusses the conflict. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Israeli, Palestinian Officials Outline Views on Gaza Battle As Israel continues strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza amid rocket fire, Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor and U.N. Palestinian Observer Riyad Mansour discuss the conflict. Continue watching
Dec 29 Ugandan Rebels Kill Nearly 200 in Northeast Congo By PBS News Hour Facing a new military campaign aimed at ending their 20-year war, Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels have launched a series of attacks that have killed nearly 200 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. reported Monday. Continue reading