May 11 Benedict Visits Middle East in Closely-watched Pilgrimage By PBS News Hour Pope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names."… Continue reading
May 08 In Case You Missed It: A Racial Divide in Unemployment in East St. Louis Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman traveled to East St. Louis, Illinois, to report on the racial disparity in unemployment. East St. Louis is a case study in African-American unemployment — 16 percent for men there, as it is nationwide… Continue reading
May 08 Making Sen$e of Business, Finance, and Economics No more posts for today or the weekend as we debut (drum roll here, even trumpets, perhaps, or maybe a French overture)…our new Making Sen$e Web site, made possible by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,… Continue reading
May 07 Business Media Ask Themselves: 'Did We Blow It?' By PBS News Hour The business press convened in Denver recently to answer a key question: When it comes to coverage of the meltdown, did 9,000 journalists blow it?… Continue reading
May 07 GM Reports Heavy Losses in the First Quarter By Admin, PBS News Hour General Motors Corp., which faces a June 1 government deadline to finish a restructuring plan or go into bankruptcy protection, said Thursday it lost $6 billion and its revenue was cut nearly in half in the first quarter. Continue reading
May 06 President Obama Praises, Presses Allies' Efforts to Fight Militants By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he got the commitments he wanted from the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to more aggressively fight Taliban and al-Qaida militants who are gaining power and sowing violence inside their countries. Continue reading
May 05 Actor, Comedian Dom DeLuise Dies at Age 75 Dom DeLuise -- comedian, actor, chef -- passed away Monday night at the age of 75. His son, Michael DeLuise, told Los Angeles TV station KTLA and radio station KNX that his father died in his sleep at a Santa… Continue reading
May 02 Heading to the Epicenter of the H1N1 Flu Virus By Admin, PBS News Hour Senior NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez is in Mexico City to report on the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. In this reporter's notebook, he writes about his state of mind en route to the city. Continue reading
Apr 30 UK to End Combat, Continue Training Operations in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday that troops from the UK will end their six years of combat operations in Iraq but will keep a small presence in the country to assist with training Iraqi naval forces. Continue reading
Apr 30 Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy After Talks With Lenders Fail By PBS News Hour Chrysler, the nation's third largest automaker, will file for bankruptcy after talks among the company's creditors crumbled, President Barack Obama said Thursday. Continue reading