Nov 15 Watch BP to Pay Largest Fine in U.S. History, Admit Guilt in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement BP to Pay Largest Fine in U.S. History, Admit Guilt in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement… Continue watching
Nov 15 Attorney General Holder Announces Legal Resolution to BP Oil Spill EmbedVideo(4984, 482, 304); BP has agreed to plead guilty to 14 federal criminal counts related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and the subsequent oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico for months and… Continue reading
Nov 15 High Times? Pot Advocates Test Federal Resolve By Saskia de Melker Voters in Colorado and Washington state etched history last Tuesday by being the first in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court to Review Challenge of Voting Rights Act of 1965 In other news Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a constitutional challenge to part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The law as it stands now, requires all or parts of 16 states with a history… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Supreme Court Devotes Day to Hear Cases on Drug-Sniffing Dogs and Privacy Rights Supreme Court Devotes Day to Hear Cases on Drug-Sniffing Dogs and Privacy Rights… Continue watching
Oct 31 How Can Human Trafficking Still Exist? Answers to Viewers’ Questions By Larisa Epatko After a report aired on the NewsHour about what's being done to counter human trafficking in the Philippines, we invited you the viewers to send us your questions about the problem in the United States and abroad. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Hears Arguments Challenging Surveillance Law In other news Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The case was brought to the court over an expansion of the law that some are concerned gives government too much power… Continue watching
Oct 17 Ask the Experts: Human Trafficking and What You Can Do By Larisa Epatko On Wednesday's NewsHour, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reported on human trafficking in the Philippines, where people desperate to find work sometimes find themselves in vulnerable situations. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Rules on Ohio Voting Law, Won’t Block Early Voters In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Obama on an Ohio voting matter -- early voting in that state will not be blocked during the three days leading up to Election Day. Also, Americans on Social… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Report by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Depicts Lance Armstrong as Ring Leader Report by U.S. Doping Agency Depicts Lance Armstrong as Ring Leader… Continue watching