Apr 27 Q&A: Understanding Swine Flu By PBS News Hour Key facts on swine flu and what is being done to better understand and combat the virus. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Amid Swine Flu Outbreak, Authorities Intensify Efforts President Obama urged calm in the face of the widening swine flu outbreak, as dozens of cases of swine flu were reported in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano describes the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch U.S., Mexico Move Quickly To Control Swine Flu Outbreak As the swine flu death toll rose in Mexico on Monday and dozens more cases were reported in the United States, officials moved swiftly to contain the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Other News: Taliban Leaves Key District in Pakistan In other news, Taliban militants in a strategically significant district of Pakistan left after the military threatened to use force against them and fighting continued between government troops and rebels in Sri Lanka's civil war. Continue watching
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