Apr 24 International Monetary Fund Considers How to Help Poor Countries During Downturn By PBS News Hour The International Monetary Fund meets this weekend in Washington, D.C., to consider how to use its lending power to help the world's economies -- particularly the world's poorest countries -- weather the current economic crisis. Continue reading
Apr 24 Officials Investigate Deadly New Flu Strain in Mexico By PBS News Hour A new strain of flu has killed at least 20 people in Mexico, prompting officials to close schools in Mexico City and ask people to stay at home if possible. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Obama Pledges to Help Mexico Fight Flow of Drugs, Guns During a visit to Mexico, President Barack Obama pledged renewed U.S. support to help curb the country's drug-related violence. Analysts mull the possible policy changes. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch U.S.-Mexico Relations Take Center Stage as Presidents Obama, Calderon Meet Margaret Warner reports on President Obama's meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and their discussions of cooperation on curbing drug violence. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Obama Visits Mexico, Housing Market Stumbles President Barack Obama traveled to Mexico for talks with President Felipe Calderon and newly-released government data showed that new home starts fell more than 10 percent in March. Continue watching
Apr 16 Obama’s Mexico Visit to Tout Border Security, Drug Fight By Admin, PBS News Hour President Obama visits Mexico for the first time Thursday on the heels of naming a new "border czar" and instituting other security measures to try to shield the United States from growing drug violence in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch New ‘Border Czar’ to Tackle Drug Violence, Beef Up Security The administration's new 'border czar' Alan Bersin is charged with improving security and quelling drug violence along the Mexican border. Analysts assess his biggest challenges. Continue watching
Apr 15 Napolitano Names New U.S. ‘Border Czar’ By PBS News Hour Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as the next "border czar" to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a Wednesday news conference in El Paso, Texas. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Other News: Wall Street Rallies on New Economic Data In other news, stocks rose on a Commerce Department report that orders for durable goods increased in February and news that new homes sales rose 4.5 percent. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch U.S. Tightens Border Security as Mexico’s Drug War Rages On Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced plans Tuesday for bolstering security along the country's southwest border in an effort to curb spillover from Mexico's deadly drug war. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching