Apr 22 Watch In South Africa, Zuma Poised to Assume Presidency As South Africans cast ballots Wednesday in a parliamentary election that will determine a new president, forecasts show the ruling party's Jacob Zuma is likely to win. NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault describes the challenges that will confront the nation's new leader,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Release of Interrogation Memos May Spur Wider Inquiry After the release of new details on the approval of harsh U.S. interrogation tactics, two lawmakers weigh in on whether any of the officials involved should be investigated. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Senate Report Reveals More Details on Interrogation Tactics A newly-declassified Senate panel report shed new light on the approval of harsh interrogation tactics used on terrorism suspects at Iraq's Abu Ghraib and the Guantanamo military prison camp. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Apr 22 Report Outlines Approval of Harsh Military Interrogation Methods By Admin, PBS News Hour A newly declassified Senate report outlines a new round of details on the approval and origins of harsh interrogation tactics used on terrorism suspects and prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib and the Guantanamo military prison camp. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Alleging Reverse Discrimination The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by a group of white firefighters in Connecticut who argue they were the victims of reverse discrimination. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal gives an update on the day… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Liberian President Details Her Path to Power Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf details her rise to power and her personal experiences with domestic abuse in her book "This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life." Johnson-Sirleaf talks about her life and her country with Margaret Warner. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Obama Signs Bill Expanding National Civilian Service Corps President Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill that will triple the size of the AmeriCorps program and renew the call for community involvement. Analysts mull the new measure. Continue watching
Apr 21 Service Bill Aimed at Mobilizing New Generation of Volunteers By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. Continue reading
Apr 21 Geithner Signals Confidence in Banks' Reserves, Bailout Plans By PBS News Hour Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faced new questions on the Obama administration's bank rescue on Capitol Hill Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund predicted U.S. financial institutions could lose $2.7 trillion from the global credit crisis. Continue reading
Apr 21 Clashes Continue Between Sri Lanka's Military, Tamil Rebels By PBS News Hour Clashes between Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger separatist fighters and the Sri Lankan military have intensified in recent days, with new accusations of hundreds of civilian deaths surfacing in the long-running dispute. Continue reading