Nov 23 Watch Will North Korea’s Pattern of Provocation, Concession Continue After Shellings? North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong island killed two South Korean marines and led to an exchange of fire between the two countries. Jim Lehrer gets more on the tense standoff from Victor Cha, former director for Asian affairs at the… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Frontline’s ‘Death by Fire’ Probes Legitimacy of Texas Man’s Execution A new Frontline documentary revisits the evidence presented in the case of a deadly Texas house fire. Cameron Todd Willingham was charged with murdering his three daughters and executed in 2004, but some say that the state executed an innocent… Continue watching
Sep 02 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a fire at the Phillips Collection and California passes a new law on stolen art. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch News Wrap: Aid for Pakistani Flood Victims Falls Short, Relief Groups Warn In other news Friday, relief groups warned they haven't received enough aid to assist 14 million flood victims in Pakistan. Also, heavy rains in Russia cleared skies of toxic smog from wildfires, some of which continue to burn. Continue watching
May 05 Watch In Greece, People ‘Quite Incredulous’ After Protests Turn Deadly Protests in Athens turned violent over Greece's plans to adopt austerity measures to help keep the country from defaulting on its debt. Margaret Warner talks to reporter John Psaropoulos in Greece about the reactions on the ground to the riots… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Crews Race to Contain Spreading Oil Spill Robotic submarines and hundreds of workers are struggling to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, stemming from last week's rig fire off the Louisiana coast. Judy Woodruff talks to David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Regular Air Traffic Resumes in Europe In other news Thursday, airlines resumed regular flight levels after severe delays caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and an offshore oil platform sank into the Gulf of Mexico following a fire, raising fears of an oil spill. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch News Wrap: At Least 11 Missing After Oil Explosion In other news Wednesday, at least 11 people were missing after an oil rig explosion off of Louisiana's Gulf Coast. Also, Pope Benedict promised the Catholic Church would take action in the sex abuse scandal after he met with victims… Continue watching
Sep 02 Scientists: More Wildfires in West a Consequence of Climate Change By Quinn Bowman Large wildfires in the western United States, such as the week-old Station Fire that has charred more than 215 square miles north of Los Angeles, have been increasing in both frequency and size in recent years. Continue reading
Sep 01 SoCal Fire Grows, Threatens Los Angeles Suburbs A large wildfire north of Los Angeles has grown to more than 121,000 acres and has forced thousands of evacuations as fire crews struggle to contain its expansion. Continue reading