Apr 02 On Friday's NewsHour... JOBS UPDATE | The latest jobs report shows the U.S. economy added over 150,000 jobs in March, but little improvement for unemployment. Judy Woodruff talks to economists Laura Tyson and Glenn Hubbard about what the largest jobs increase… Continue reading
Apr 02 Friday: Airline Security to Change; Moscow Police Name Suspect The Obama administration is shifting its approach to airport security, abandoning the policy of using nationality alone as the basis for screening potentially dangerous travelers in favor of a more intelligence-based system. The new system has been designed… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Vatican Distances Itself from Minister's Remarks In other news, Pope Benedict's personal minister sparked outrage on Good Friday by comparing criticism of the pope over church abuse scandals to "collective violence" against Jews. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai tried to smooth relations with the U.S. after… Continue watching
Apr 01 On Thursday's NewsHour... By News Desk AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ and IRAN | The Obama administration turned its attention to foreign affairs this week. Margaret Warner reports on developments on security fronts around the world. NEWSMAKER: GEN. JIM JONES | National Security Advisor Gen. Jim Jones joins… Continue reading
Apr 01 New Auto Emissions, Fuel Efficency Standards Set The federal government on Thursday rolled out the final plan for the nation's first vehicle emission and fuel efficiency standards.The new rules, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and U.S. oil consumption, will kick in for most passenger vehicles… Continue reading
Apr 01 New Translation Is a Song to the Psalms To help combat depression, Pamela Greenberg flipped through the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, taking time to translate the ones that spoke out to her on any given day. Over time, Greenberg found she had translated so many, she decided… Continue reading
Apr 01 NUMMI Car Plant Closes in California By Jason Breslow The last 1,500 employees at the West Coast's only car plant will be out of a job by day's end Thursday when a 26-year experiment in auto-making officially comes to a close. The New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. plant,… Continue reading
Apr 01 Thursday: Obama to Set Stricter Fuel Standards; Hu to Attend Summit A day after angering many environmental groups by announcing plans to expand offshore drilling, the Obama administration will look to win back their support on Thursday with tough new fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. The rules will require… Continue reading
Mar 31 On Wednesday's NewsHour... OFF-SHORE DRILLING | President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced plans to lift bans on off-shore oil and gas drilling along the Atlantic and Alaskan coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico. Kwame Holman reports on the reaction to the proposal… Continue reading
Mar 31 Jaime Escalante, Inspiration for 'Stand and Deliver,' Dies at 79 Jaime Escalante, the former Los Angeles mathematics teacher whose work with low-income students inspired the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver," died Tuesday after a battle with bladder cancer. He was 79. Escalante was a strong advocate for education reform,… Continue reading