• News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster

    News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster

    May 13, 2014 11:21 PM EDT

    ... to help jump-start talks between the government and the separatists. And Russia announced new retaliation for U.S. sanctions. It refused to accept a U.S. proposal to keep the International Space Station going beyond 2020. And it barred using Russian-made rocket engines to launch U.S. military ...

  • To right old wrong, Obama awards Medal of Honor to overlooked Hispanic, Jewish and African-American soldiers

    To right old wrong, Obama awards Medal of Honor to overlooked Hispanic, Jewish and African-American soldiers

    Mar 19, 2014 12:10 AM EDT

    ... individuals. GWEN IFILL: And they were quite humble today at the White House as well. LT. COL. SHELDON GOLDBERG: I'm sure. GWEN IFILL: Lieutenant Colonel Sheldon Goldberg, U.S. Air Force retired, thank you so much for helping us. LT. COL. SHELDON GOLDBERG: Thank you for letting me come.

  • No image

    To Reid's Disgust, Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Hagel

    Feb 15, 2013 02:12 PM EDT

    ... staffer in a panda suit simulating a sex act on another staffer wearing a Hillary Clinton mask. Two more Republicans -- businessman Sean Bielat and former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan -- are throwing their hats in the ring for the special election primary for the open Massachusetts Senate seat. Josh Dubois ...

  • No image

    Hagel Nomination to Face GOP Challenge

    Jan 08, 2013 02:41 PM EDT

    ... hurt Israel." He also defended his opposition to unilateral sanctions toward Iran, contending that measures implemented by the United Nations were working and that a U.S.-only approach would have isolated the country. "I fully recognize that confirmation is up to the Senate. All I ask is a fair ...

  • No image

    Veterans Face Uphill Battle for Benefits When Field Records Are Lost, Destroyed

    Nov 12, 2012 11:36 PM EDT

    ... unexpected uphill battle as they fight for benefits. According to a new report by the nonprofit online news organization ProPublica and The Seattle times, the U.S. government sometimes has no official record that men and women actually served overseas. It sounds unlikely, but an investigation by the two news ...

  • No image

    Shields and Brooks Debrief on the Town Hall Debate, George McGovern's Legacy

    Oct 19, 2012 10:42 PM EDT

    ... women as a group... JEFFREY BROWN: Why not? DAVID BROOKS: And why not? JEFFREY BROWN: Because here we are. DAVID BROOKS: It's easy for us to say. There are a couple of different demographics. It seems to me all that talk about Planned Parenthood appeals more toward college-educated ...

  • No image

    Remembering Mike Wallace, Legendary '60 Minutes' Interrogator

    Apr 09, 2012 10:33 PM EDT

    Remembering Mike Wallace, Legendary '60 Minutes' Interrogator

  • No image

    The Power of the Telenovela

    Jan 25, 2012 10:30 PM EDT

    EmbedVideo(2540, 482, 304); Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. Telenovelas -- literally television novels -- have some things in common with their American cousins, the daytime soap operas. Telenovelas have their roots in...

  • No image

    Cambodians Confront the Past in Second Major Khmer Rouge Trial

    Nov 25, 2011 08:05 PM EDT

    People receive tickets to enter the courtroom in Cambodia. Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images. In recent years, more Cambodians -- both young and old -- have been confronting the mass killings of the 1970s committed by the Khmer Rouge regime. Another phase of this effort to inform and educate the Cambodian public has been...

  • No image

    Big Sky Country Struggles With Yellowstone Oil Spill Aftermath

    Jul 08, 2011 10:33 PM EDT

    In Montana, contractors have been working 12 hours a day to soak up what they can of the estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil that escaped into the Yellowstone River from a broken ExxonMobil pipeline. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Laurel, Mont., on the cleanup effort and health concerns for humans and wildlife.