May 21 Watch Parisian Officials Appeal to Thieves for Return of Stolen Paintings The Paris Museum of Modern Art remained closed, following the theft of five paintings, valued at more than $110 million. Jeffrey Brown has the latest on the daring art heist. Continue watching
May 21 Watch Art Theft Expert: ‘90% Chance’ Stolen Paintings Will Surface After the theft of five valuable paintings from a Paris museum, Jeffrey Brown talks to art security and recovery consultant Robert Wittman about the black market for stolen art and security measures that could help protect valuable artifacts. Continue watching
May 20 National Intelligence Director Releases Statement Confirming Resignation Dennis Blair, President Barack Obama's national intelligence director, confirmed media reports Thursday evening that he is resigning after 16 months on the job. The retired Navy admiral is the third director of national intelligence. The position was created in response… Continue reading
May 20 Video: Calderon Asks Congress to Pass Immigration Reform By Quinn Bowman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3fcdqebd',482,304,""); In an address to a joint session of Congress, Mexican President Felipe Calderon described the flow of immigrants from his country into the United States as a shared problem and asked the Congress to consider comprehensive immigration reform. Continue reading
May 20 Thursday: South Korea Accuses North of Attacking Ship; Oil Reaches Marshlands Torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea were displayed at a press conference in Seoul. Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images. An international civilian-military investigation team said Thursday that evidence overwhelmingly proves a North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that… Continue reading
May 20 Watch Korean Ship Sinking Controversy Could Derail Nuclear Progress For more on the rising tensions over the naval explosion that killed 46 South Korean sailors near the disputed maritime border with the North, Judy Woodruff talks to two experts on Asian politics about the rising hostilities on the Korean… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexican President’s Visit Returns Immigration to the Spotlight Ray Suarez gets two different views on the immigration issue and the prospects for reform from Luis Fraga, director of the Diversity Research Institute at the University of Washington and Jan Ting, former assistant commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization… Continue watching
May 20 Watch South Korean Investigators Blame North Korea for Ship Attack North Korean officials have flatly denied accusations that they sank a South Korean naval ship two months ago. Judy Woodruff reports on the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexico’s Calderon Decries Immigration Status Quo Before Congress Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed a joint session of Congress during his visit to Washington, regarding the need for better immigration policies. Ray Suarez weighs the prospects for immigration reforms on the federal level. Continue watching
May 19 Novartis Employees Awarded $250 Million in Gender Bias Lawsuit Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG must pay $250 million in punitive damages after a federal jury in New York found the company consistently discriminated against its female employees. The ruling marks the largest-ever employment discrimination verdict, according to… Continue reading