May 19 Soldier Gets Maximum Sentence in First Iraq Abuse Court-Martial By PBS News Hour A court-martial sentenced Spc. Jeremy Sivits to the maximum penalty of one year in prison, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges linked to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the… Continue reading
May 19 Israeli Fire During Demonstration Kills At Least 10 Palestinians The Israeli army fired a missile and four tank shells to hold back a large crowd of Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least ten and wounding 50. Continue reading
May 18 At Least 18 Palestinians Dead in Gaza Raid By PBS News Hour Israeli forces pounded the Rafah refugee camp with missiles and machine gun fire Tuesday, killing at least 18 Palestinians in the largest raid inside the Gaza Strip in years. Continue reading
May 18 Gandhi Declines Post As Prime Minister of India By PBS News Hour Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election, announced Tuesday she will not accept the post of prime minister of India. Gandhi made her decision following protests from Hindu nationalists over the fact that she was born in Italy. Continue reading
May 18 Watch Assault in Gaza An overnight Israeli raid at a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza killed at least 18 Palestinians and wounded 42 others. Margaret Warner discusses the latest violence in the Middle East with New York Times reporter James Bennett in Gaza. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Sonia Gandhi Declines Post as India’s Prime Minister Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election last week, announced she will not accept the post of India's prime minister. Gandhi made her decision after Hindu nationalists objected to the fact she was born in Italy. Continue watching
May 17 State-Sanctioned Gay Marriages Begin in Massachusetts By PBS News Hour Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to grant gay couples marriage licenses Monday, with hundreds of couples lining up overnight to fill out marriage applications. Continue reading
May 17 Watch Gay Marriage: A New Era Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Monday. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the ceremonies and controversy in the Bay State. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Brown v. Board of Education 50 Years Later The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case desegregated America's public schools, but most minority students still attend schools where they are the majority. Gwen Ifill talks to four experts about the ways Brown has brought about change,… Continue watching
May 13 Judge Blocks Last-Minute Bid to Stop Mass. Gay Marriages By PBS News Hour A federal judge Thursday rejected an 11th hour attempt by conservative groups to prevent Massachusetts from granting the first state-sanctioned gay marriage licenses beginning next week. Continue reading