Apr 05 A Young Vet and His Dog Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as we recently reported, 11 percent were unemployed in March. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch For Somali Pirates, Killing 4 U.S. Hostages an Abnormal Action Somali pirates killed four Americans who had been taken hostage aboard their yacht as U.S. forces followed the vessel. Gwen Ifill examines the problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa with Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Protests Intensify, Spread in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen Following in the footsteps of Tunisia and Egypt, several nations in the Arab world have erupted in anti-government protests. Demonstrators took to the streets in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Bahrain. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch News Wrap: Navy Relieves Capt. Honors From USS Enterprise Command In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Owen Honors from commanding the USS Enterprise, citing him for "extremely poor judgment" after he attracted scrutiny for lewd videos made and shown aboard aircraft carrier while he was second in… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch News Wrap: Floodwaters Cover Large Swaths of Australian Outback In other news Monday, 22 cities and towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been inundated with floodwaters, prompting military airlifts of food and medical supplies. Also, police were pursuing a possible al-Qaida role in the deadly bombing of… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Korean Ship Sinking Controversy Could Derail Nuclear Progress For more on the rising tensions over the naval explosion that killed 46 South Korean sailors near the disputed maritime border with the North, Judy Woodruff talks to two experts on Asian politics about the rising hostilities on the Korean… Continue watching
May 20 Watch South Korean Investigators Blame North Korea for Ship Attack North Korean officials have flatly denied accusations that they sank a South Korean naval ship two months ago. Judy Woodruff reports on the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: White House Unveils Mortgage Plan In other news Friday, the White House unveiled its new initiatives to help homeowners at risk for foreclosure and Congress sent the final installment of the health care bill to President Obama, with a few adjustments. Continue watching
Nov 11 Navajo Code Talker: Samuel Smith By Larisa Epatko Veterans' Day celebrations on Wednesday included tributes to American Indian "code talkers" -- those who encrypted battle communications to U.S. troops during World War II operations in the Pacific. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Leaders Warn Afghan War ‘Serious and Deteriorating’ With warnings that the situation in Afghanistan is "serious and deteriorating," military leaders say that more troops are needed to regain control. Continue watching