Mar 07 Women’s Rights Advocate Fights Impunity of Gender Crimes in Guatemala By Talea Miller Norma Cruz heads Fundacion Sobrevivientes (the Survivors' Foundation) in Guatemala City. The foundation works to help victims of gender violence and pushes for prosecution of the crimes. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch In Pakistan, U.S. Diplomat’s Arrest Related to 2 Deaths Stirs Tensions In late January, an American diplomat was arrested for his alleged role in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis. Jeffrey Brown reports on the brewing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over diplomatic immunity and supposed self-defense. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Frontline’s ‘Death by Fire’ Probes Legitimacy of Texas Man’s Execution A new Frontline documentary revisits the evidence presented in the case of a deadly Texas house fire. Cameron Todd Willingham was charged with murdering his three daughters and executed in 2004, but some say that the state executed an innocent… Continue watching
May 17 Watch Supreme Court Places Limits on Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders The Supreme Court has struck down laws in multiple states that allow juveniles to be sentenced to life terms with no chance of parole for crimes that do not involve murder. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National… Continue watching
May 12 Watch News Wrap: Dutch Child Sole Survivor of Libyan Plane Crash In other new Wednesday, a Libyan plane crash on landing in Tripoli, killing 103 people on board but sparing a 10-year-old Dutch boy and seven children and two adults were hacked to death at a school in China by the… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Author Wes Moore’s Book Explores His Own Alternate Reality Judy Woodruff talks to Baltimore native Wes Moore about his new book, 'The Other Wes Moore' which explores the stories of two inner-city young men who share the same name, but lead very different lives. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Fort Hood Suspect Charged With 13 Counts of Murder Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan has been charged with premeditated murder in last week's shooting at Fort Hood. Jeffrey Brown talks to a reporter for an update. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Abortion Doctor’s Murder Puts Debate Into Sharper Focus The murder of prominent Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller has raised new questions on where things stand among groups on both sides of the abortion debate. Kevin Eckstrom, editor of Religion News Service, examines the impact of Tiller's death on… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Recession Impacts Social Security, Medicare; U.S. Soldier Charged With Murder In the day's top news headlines, new reports show the recession has cut into the Social Security and Medicare benefit programs, and a U.S. soldier accused of killing five comrades in Iraq was charged with murder. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Author Peter Matthiessen Reflects on a Life in Words Peter Matthiessen, a 2008 National Book Award winner, is best known as both a novelist and non-fiction writer, but he's also an environmental activist and American Indian rights advocate. Jeffrey Brown talks to the award-winning author of "Shadow Country."… Continue watching