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
Jan 22 Watch New Orleans Battles Rising Crime Rate The crime rate in New Orleans has continued to rise since the beginning of 2007, with 10 murders occurring in the last two weeks. NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the latest increase in violence and crime throughout the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Russia's Economic Boom Strenghtens President Putin's Government Russia is emerging as a regional power with its energy boom. This economic boost has led to President Putin's government becoming even stronger and low chances for fair elections and freedom of speech in the ex-communist country. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Marines Face Charges for Deaths of Iraqi Civilians Eight Marines have been charged in the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year. Prosecutors claim the Marines went on a killing spree in retaliation for an attack that killed a comrade; the defense says… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Firefighters Work to Contain Fire That Has Already Killed Four and Injured One Southern California firefighters are still struggling to contain a fire that authorities say was set ablaze by an arsonist. NewsHour Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles, reports on the California fire that has already claimed the lives of four… Continue watching
Oct 02 Iraqi Prime Minister Announces Peace Plan; Curfew Extended By PBS News Hour In an effort to curb the sectarian killings across Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki presented a four-point plan after talking with Sunni and Shiite party leaders, while Iraq's parliament extended the state of emergency in the capital Monday. Continue reading