Sep 02 Watch Clinton Lauds Mideast Leaders as Peace Talks Begin Anew Middle East peace negotiations started again Thursday for the first time in two years at the State Department in Washington. But Israelis and Palestinians face many hurdles in the coming weeks and months of talks. Judy Woodruff has more. Continue watching
Sep 02 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East… Continue reading
Sep 02 Workers Paying More for Health Insurance as Cash-Strapped Companies Shift Costs The majority of Americans get their health insurance coverage through their employers. Now, a new survey finds that employees are paying more of the costs of their coverage than ever before. Workers' health care costs jumped significantly this year even… Continue reading
Sep 02 Double Play for Global Warming There's a fight brewing on an issue that seemed settled in 2006. That was when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexing his environmental credentials, signed into law a measure that requires a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels… Continue reading
Sep 02 Obstacles Appear on Road to Progress in Mideast Talks The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. Continue reading
Sep 02 The Morning Line: The Clash in California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican Carly Fiorina sparred Wednesday in an hour-long debate at St. Mary's College in California that highlighted their stark differences on issues ranging from the economy and climate change to immigration and abortion. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Effect of Court Decisions on Guns Remains Murky in California Correspondent Spencer Michels examines how U.S. Supreme Court rulings limiting local gun-control laws are playing out in California. Continue watching
Sep 01 As Mideast Peace Talks Start, D.C. Think Tanks Overfloweth With Analysis By Michael D. Mosettig It's been 20 months since Israelis and Palestinians sat down across a table with each other, and that has meant quiet times for the dozens of Middle East analysts and advocates in Washington's think tank world. But the Wednesday-Thursday… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Look for Common Ground in Direct Talks Israeli and Palestinian peace talks went on as planned in Washington even as a violent attack erupted in the Middle East. Members of the Hamas militant group shot and killed four Isralei settlers in an attempt to disrupt the peace… Continue watching
Sep 01 Early Retirees Get New Help With Health Insurance About 2,000 employers will begin receiving payments this month from a new $5 billion program designed to encourage them to provide health insurance to early retirees who are too young for Medicare. The goal of the program, part of the… Continue reading