Nov 27 Watch Shields, Brooks Analyze Obama’s Upcoming Afghanistan Announcement Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks go over the week's headlines, including President Obama's upcoming Afghanistan announcement and his promise to curb carbon U.S. carbon emissions. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Dubai’s Debt Crisis Shakes World Economy The Middle East is roiling with news that Dubai will postpone repaying $60 billion in loans to international banks. Faisal Islam of Independent Television News has the story. Continue watching
Nov 25 Jobs Claims Down, Hopeful Economic News on America’s Heaviest Travel Day By Travis Daub The number of people seeking unemployment insurance for the first time fell to its lowest point since September 2008, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Dollar’s Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush As part of his series Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness has spurred a new gold rush. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Other News: Recession Complicates Holiday Travel for Many In other news, airlines are experiencing a 25 percent decrease in holiday travel this year as more people are opting for trains and buses. Also, weekly jobless claims dipped below 500,000 for the first time since January. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Other News: U.K. Launches Inquiry Into Role in Iraq In other news, International Television News reports on the inquiry into the United Kingdom's role in the Iraq war, and the Philippines were placed under emergency rule after election violence continued to escalate Tuesday. Continue watching
Nov 23 Monday on the NewsHour: New Biography Brings Dorothea Lange’s Life Into Focus By Tom LeGro Some photographs, like "Migrant Mother," have become iconic images, part of our shared history. It and many other photos were taken by a woman who is herself the subject of a new biography: "Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch India’s Economy Remains Robust Despite Global Downturn Amid a global economic crisis, India's economy has managed to remain robust, fueling the growth of a large middle class. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, however, about 800 million residents in India still try to survive on less than… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Across the U.S., Shaky Signs of Economic Recovery Emerge A flurry of economic reports lately paint a mixed picture of a U.S. economy showing new growth, despite mounting job losses. Ray Suarez speaks to experts for a snapshot of just how well the recovery is faring. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Shields and Gerson Review Road Ahead for Health Reform Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who is also a senior research fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, break down the biggest stories of the week, including health care reform moves in Congress and President… Continue watching