Dec 05 Gunman Kills at Least 8, Then Self, at Omaha Mall By PBS News Hour A gunman killed at least eight people and wounded five, two critically, inside an Omaha, Neb., shopping mall Wednesday afternoon before turning the gun on himself, police said. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Negroponte Assesses Iraqi Progress, Intel on Iran’s Nukes Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte just returned from a trip to the Middle East where he urged Iraqi lawmakers to push through newly-crafted legislation. In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Negroponte discusses his trip to Iraq and a new… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Testing Rights of Detainees The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have constitutional rights to challenge their detention in court. Legal experts evaluate the high court hearings and what a decision could mean for U.S. policy. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Iraqi Refugees Find Safe Havens, Uncertain Futures in Sweden Sweden has been a refuge for thousands of Iraqis displaced by the war. NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how the country has handled the influx of refugees and what life is like for Iraqis in a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch U.S. Policy on Iran Under New Scrutiny after Weapons Report A day after a new intelligence report found that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, President Bush warned that Iran remains a threat and could restart its weapons program at any time. Two members of the Senate Intelligence… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Venezuelan Voters Reject Chavez’s Bid to Widen Powers Venezuelans voted against expanding the power of President Hugo Chavez and imposing a socialist system in the country in a weekend referendum vote. A former Venezuelan trade minister and a professor of Latin American history assess the impact of the… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Presidential Candidates Face Tight Race in Iowa Caucus With just one month to go before Iowa's presidential caucus, candidates are beefing up campaign efforts in the Hawkeye State while see-sawing polls show that some Iowans may still be wavering on their picks. Political reporters look at the polls… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Iran Halted Nuclear Arms Program in 2003, Report Finds A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate report released Monday found that Iran stopped developing nuclear weapons in 2003, but continues to enrich uranium and could still develop atomic arms in the future. Two intelligence experts discuss the findings and what they… Continue watching
Dec 03 Sudanese President Pardons British Teacher By PBS News Hour A British teacher who was jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name their class teddy bear "Muhammad" left the country on Monday after she was pardoned by the Sudanese president and released from jail. Continue reading
Dec 03 Venezuela Rejects Chavez Re-election Bid, Socialist Reforms By PBS News Hour In a surprising move, Venezuelan voters defeated a referendum over the weekend that would have allowed President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely and would have imposed a socialist system in the country. Continue reading