Apr 09 Watch Tennessee Wins 8th NCAA Women’s Basketball Title The Tennessee Lady Vols beat Stanford Tuesday night to win their eighth women's NCAA basketball championship. A sports columnist discusses the Lady Vols' continued success. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Olympic Torch Relay Puts Chinese Policies in Focus China is facing increasing scrutiny for many of its policies as the Summer Games in Beijing draw closer -- and protesters have seized the Olympic torch's current global tour as a platform to voice opposition to China's rule of Tibet,… Continue watching
Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests By PBS News Hour Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing. Continue reading
Apr 09 American Airlines Cancels 850 Flights Due to Wiring Concerns By PBS News Hour American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, cancelled 850 additional flights on Wednesday after cancelling nearly 500 on Tuesday in order to reinspect and possibly rework the wiring of its widely-used MD-80 fleet. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Newsman Roger Mudd Reflects on ‘Glory Days of Television News’ In his new book, "The Place to Be", veteran television news journalist and former NewsHour correspondent Roger Mudd describes more than 20 years working in the Washington bureau of CBS News and assesses the future of the television news business. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Hearings Rekindle Debate on Military Progress in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus recommended a halt to future troop withdrawals to "preserve the still-fragile security gains" in Iraq during Senate hearings Tuesday with U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker. Military experts analyze what the testimony reveals about Iraq's security and… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Petraeus, Crocker Deliver Iraq Status Report to Congress In a long-anticipated progress report on Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testified before two Senate hearings Tuesday, where they warned Congress that security gains were "fragile."… Continue watching
Apr 07 Olympic Torch Extinguished Briefly in Relay Marred by Protests By PBS News Hour Officials were forced to extinguish the Olympic torch twice Monday as protests against China's human rights record and its rule of Tibet turned a relay through Paris into a scene of disruption. Continue reading
Apr 07 Aide Says Cleric Al-Sadr Willing to Disband Militia By Admin, PBS News Hour An aide to Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday the Shiite cleric will consult with top religious leaders and disband his Mahdi Army if they order it. The militia has been fighting government forces in several places in Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch FAA Inspectors Claim Agency Was Lax on Safety Enforcement Veteran Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told a House committee Thursday that safety violations by Southwest Airlines were ignored by their supervisors due to the "cozy" relationship between FAA officials and the airline. An analyst examines federal oversight of commercial airlines. Continue watching