Aug 13 Watch Courtroom Sketch Artist Develops Journalistic Eye After 27 years of witnessing significant legal proceedings, courtroom sketch artist William Hennessy said he now considers himself a journalist as well. Continue watching
Aug 06 Does Sotomayor Vote Have Political Ramifications? By Dave Gustafson Nine of 40 Senate Republicans voted with the Democratic majority Thursday to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Amy Walter of The Hotline dissects the vote and discusses whether it is likely to have any impact on next year's elections. Continue reading
Aug 06 Senate Confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court By Dave Gustafson The Senate voted largely along party lines, 68-31, Thursday afternoon to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Hispanic on the high court despite strong opposition by most Republican senators. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Forensic Clues Aid Fight Against Ivory Trade ITN correspondent Julian Rush reports on how the science of carbon dating is being used to combat the illegal global ivory trade. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Sotomayor Confirmed as First Hispanic on Supreme Court The U.S. Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic and third woman to serve as a justice. Continue watching
Aug 05 Q&A: Director of Committee to Protect Journalists Discusses Reporter Detentions Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists spoke with the Online NewsHour about journalist arrests around the world and the release of reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 05 Freed Journalists Return to U.S. Soil After N. Korea Ordeal By Talea Miller Freed American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling returned to U.S. soil Wednesday morning with former President Bill Clinton, after spending more than four months in detention in North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch Senate Democrats Seek GOP Support for Sotomayor As the Senate opens debate on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Democrats are focusing on winning GOP support, and Republicans are concentrating on not upsetting Hispanic voters. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 04 Kim Jong Il Pardons Captured Journalists After Meeting With Bill Clinton By Dave Gustafson North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a "special pardon" to two jailed American journalists after meeting with former President Bill Clinton, North Korea's official news agency reported. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Lacking Clear Solution, Obama Struggles to Close Gitmo With less than six months until President Obama's deadline for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, the White House is struggling to decide on a bevy of options. Ari Shapiro of National Public Radio speaks with Judy Woodruff about… Continue watching