Jun 06 Watch ‘Economics Is Not a Morality Play’: Paul Krugman on Managing Financial Crisis Should we have let foundering financial firms fail in 2008? Economics correspondent Paul Solman sits down with economist Paul Krugman to discuss the provocative bestseller "The Great Deformation" by David Stockman and the government's role in mediating economic meltdowns. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch News Wrap: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Able to Represent Himself in Court In other news Monday, a judge deemed Army Maj. Nidal Hasan competent to represent himself at his trial for the 2009 deadly shootings at Fort Hood. Also, a fire at a poultry plant in China killed at least 119 people. Continue watching
May 30 Watch News Wrap: Baghdad Car Bombings Kill 33 as Sectarian Violence Escalates in Iraq In other news Thursday, at least 33 people were killed in Baghdad, amid a surge of sectarian violence between minority Shiite and majority Sunni populations. The car bombs that exploded in Iraq's capital are part of the country's worst outbreak… Continue watching
May 10 Watch News Wrap: Carbon Dioxide Level Hits Grim Milestone In other news Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has reached a level not seen in millions of years. Also, the new skyscraper at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan now stands… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch How a Bogus Tweet Can Wreak Financial Havoc When hackers sent out a bogus tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account, the financial markets took a minutes-long nosedive. For more on how social media affects our world, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch News Wrap: Wife of Ex-Justice Charged with Murder of Texas District Attorney News Wrap: Wife of Ex-Justice Charged with Murder of Texas District Attorney… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch News Wrap: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Makes Quiet Debut in Congress In other news Tuesday, a group of Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced a sweeping immigration reform bill, following months of negotiations. It includes a new farm worker program and visas for high-tech workers. Also, American Airlines had… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch News Wrap: Obama Appoints First Female Director of the Secret Service News Wrap: Obama Appoints First Female Director of the Secret Service… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: February Was Best Month in Three Years for Increase of Home Sales In other news Thursday, housing sales were up 0.8 percent in February 2013, the fastest increase in three years. The rise was attributed to record-low mortgage rates and job growth. In Syria, a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Damascus,… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch News Wrap: Senate Passes Spending Bill to Keep Government Operating In other news Wednesday, the Senate passed a spending bill to keep the government running through September, moving that legislation on to a vote in the U.S. House. Also, General Motors announced a recall of 27,000 of their vehicles due… Continue watching