Jan 19 Watch Villaraigosa: Washington Must Be Smart About Cuts, Investments in U.S. Cities Bracing for a new federal budget, hundreds of U.S. mayors sought meetings in Washington this week. Their message: don't let cities fall through the cracks. Ray Suarez discusses the challenges local governments face amid a national debt crisis with Mayors… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Cancer Treatment: Are Personalized Molecular Profiles in Our Future? In the 40 years since the federal government promised to find a cure for cancer, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent and much has been learned. Still, the diseases continue to claim more lives each year. Health correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Writer Claims Syrian Government Took Down Her Facebook Page Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government took down her Facebook page. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch What’s Slowing Down Americans’ Health Care Spending? A new government report shows that the rise in health care spending slowed for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, health insurance premiums continue to climb as workers pay an ever-growing share of the cost. Ray Suarez discusses what's behind these… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch New Morocco Constitution, Election Meant to Avoid Arab Spring-Style Uprising As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by a new constitution and an election -- giving Moroccans a louder, more democratic voice in government. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Dissidents Report More Than 100 Killed by Government Forces In other news Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over Vice President Tariq Al-Hashemi, who fled to the Kurdish North this week to escape an arrest warrant. In Syria, dissidents reported government forces killed more… Continue watching
Dec 21 When Did the Great Depression Start? – And Why That Matters A crowd of depositors gather in the rain outside Bank of United States after its failure in 1931 during the Great Depression. Photo by World Telegram staff photographer from the Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Last week's story… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch GOP Insistence on Pipeline Provision Could Derail Spending Bill The House passed a $1 trillion spending bill Friday to fund much of the government through next September and avoid a federal shutdown this weekend, but both parties remain split over how to extend a payroll tax cut. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch In Egypt, Signs of Heavy Turnout as Second Round of Voting Begins Second Round of Voting Begins in Post-Revolution Egypt… Continue watching
Dec 07 Fed Disputes Bloomberg Claims on Lending to Big Banks File photo of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke by Peter Larson/Medill News Service. In an unusual public response to recent news reports, the Federal Reserve posted a memo on its website Tuesday, refuting claims by some news… Continue reading