Jul 18 U.S., Iraq to Set ‘Time Horizon’ on Troop Withdrawal By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for reducing U.S. troops in Iraq as part of a broader security agreement, the White House said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 17 Gore Aims High on Renewable Energy Goal for U.S. By Admin, PBS News Hour Former Vice President and Nobel laureate Al Gore outlined a bold climate goal for the nation Thursday, challenging the U.S. to create every kilowatt of electricity through renewable energy sources within 10 years. Continue reading
Jul 17 Air Raid Kills 15 Insurgents in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Airstrikes coordinated by U.S. special forces and Afghan troops against militants in western Afghanistan killed 15 insurgents and freed 15 hostages Thursday, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 16 Hezbollah Returns Israeli Remains in Prisoner Swap By PBS News Hour Coffins containing the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006 by Hezbollah were turned over to Israel Wednesday as part of a trade for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Tribune Co. Fraught with Debt, Leadership Loss As the Tribune Co. searches for ways to sustain its readership, two of its major papers, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, suffered heavy losses in leadership. A columnist and a professor discuss the latest blows to the… Continue watching
Jul 15 Double Suicide Bombing Kills 28 at Iraqi Army Recruitment Center By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Iraqi army recruits in the country's troubled Diyala province Tuesday, killing at least 28 people according to Iraqi police and military. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Pioneering Heart Surgeon Michael DeBakey Dies at 99 Michael DeBakey, the prolific and influential heart surgeon who performed the first successful bypass operation, died July 11 in Houston at age 99. DeBakey's colleague and former student looks back on his medical legacy. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch In Afghanistan, Troop Deaths Highlight Instability On Sunday, Taliban militants waged the deadliest assault on U.S. and NATO troops in three years, highlighting the challenge of the ongoing armed conflict. A New York Times Magazine reporter and a counter-insurgency expert measure the complexity of the conflict. Continue watching
Jul 10 Iran Continues Missile Tests Despite U.S. Warning By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran continued its testing of medium- and long-range missiles Thursday after a warning from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the U.S. will defend its allies in the region. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Issue of Online Privacy Grows as Companies Track ‘Digital Footprints’ A Senate panel held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the growing issue of online privacy and what rights individuals should have to decide how their Web surfing history can be used by advertisers. Public policy advocates weigh the debate over… Continue watching