• WATCH: Biden hosts meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

    WATCH: Biden hosts meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

    Mar 01, 2024 05:27 PM EDT

    ... some Democrats over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and mixed feelings about the state of the American economy. Polls show that Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy Party, which swept into power in 2022, still enjoys the most support in Italy, but it has seen a noticeable ...

  • Elle and Keegan-Michael Key chronicle 'The History of Sketch Comedy' in new book

    Elle and Keegan-Michael Key chronicle 'The History of Sketch Comedy' in new book

    Nov 16, 2023 11:20 PM EDT

    ... you do. You go home, get your coat, come back and I will give you a ride in my boat. I have got a boat too. Gracie Allen: Oh, wait a minute. My sister's got my coat. George Burns: That's all right. My brother's got my boat.

  • Italian parliament dissolved, threatening more uncertainty for EU

    Italian parliament dissolved, threatening more uncertainty for EU

    Jul 21, 2022 05:10 PM EDT

    ... Italians show at the ballot that they are smarter than their representatives,” he tweeted. The Brothers of Italy has long been allied with the center-right Forza Italia of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the League of Matteo Salvini, suggesting that a center-right alliance would likely prevail in any ...

  • How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS

    How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS

    Feb 22, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... from back in August of 2017. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: She is part of the Kurds' own all-women fighting force, known in Kurdish as the YPJ. They have fought and died right alongside their brothers-in-arms. And some of the most celebrated fighters, including snipers, come from their ranks.

  • Comedy duo the Lucas Brothers on 'survivor's guilt' and Bernie Sanders

    Comedy duo the Lucas Brothers on 'survivor's guilt' and Bernie Sanders

    Dec 20, 2018 11:20 PM EDT

    The Lucas Brothers: That's getting close. The Lucas Brothers: That's right. That's right. (LAUGHTER) Paul Solman: Keith and Kenny Lucas, AKA, the Lucas Brothers, an identical twin comedy team unafraid to tackle tough subjects, from violence to economic inequality. The Lucas Brothers: The town that we are ...

  • In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves

    In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves

    Aug 24, 2017 11:57 PM EDT

    ... hometown of Raqqa. She is part of the Kurds' own all-women fighting force, known in Kurdish as the YPJ. They have fought and died right alongside their brothers-in-arms. And some of the most celebrated fighters, including snipers, come from their ranks. She took us to Raqqa's ...

  • News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating

    News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating

    Jan 04, 2016 11:43 PM EDT

    ... or why should we do this? I said because it's not right to leave brothers and sisters on the street corner. It's not right to leave children on the street corner. (APPLAUSE) GOV. ANDREW CUOMO: It's not right to have shelter system that is so dirty and ...

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    How Bad Is the Current Stock Crash?

    Aug 11, 2011 05:04 PM EDT

    ... stocks dropped about 22 percent in one day. So thus far the current crash isn't so great as several other memorable ones. Photo at right: The Lehman Brothers building in Times Square, August 2007. Photo by David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons. NewsHour: Has history shown multiple types of outcomes ...

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    Wall Street Enjoys 'Rip-Roaring' 2 Years, But Main Street's Woes Remain

    Dec 30, 2010 08:56 PM EDT

    JEFFREY BROWN: ... set the context for us here.How far back have markets come? ROBEN FARZAD: It's unbelievable. If you had slipped into a coma right before Lehman Brothers collapsed and just woke up right now, God willing, you would think that nothing changed. The markets are back to ...

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    AIG Looks to Repay Government, But Will Taxpayers Break Even?

    Sep 30, 2010 08:40 PM EDT

    ... government ended up owning those 92 homes in the first place. What happened? LOUISE STORY: Well, if you remember, back in September 2008, it was right after Lehman Brothers failed. The economy was on the brink. There was major panic. And AIG, one of the things they did that really ...