Nov 11 Watch News Wrap: SEC Penalizes Employees for Failure to Spot Madoff Scheme In other news Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission penalized eight employees for failing to spot Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme over 16 years. The agency said the measures ranged from pay cuts to suspensions, but no one was fired. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch News Wrap: Afghan-NATO Mission Targets Haqqani Network In other news Monday, about 200 insurgents were reportedly killed or captured in a NATO-Afghan operation targeted at the Pakistan-based Haqqani network in Eastern Afghanistan. Also, rising floodwaters in Thailand forced hundreds of people to flee one of Bangkok's main… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Open Fire on Rallies, Kill at Least 24 In other news Friday, Syrian demonstrators filled the streets of Homs and other areas after Friday prayers, but at least 24 people were killed when government forces opened fire on the rallies. Also, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered another… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Marcus and Gerson on GOP Candidates’ Language, Presidential Vacations Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson, sitting in for NewsHour regulars David Brooks and Mark Shields, weigh in on the week's top political news, including Rick Perry's first week on the presidential campaign trail, President Obama's Midwestern bus… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch News Wrap: Google Plans $12.5 Billion Takeover of Motorola Mobility In other news Monday, Google announced its largest-ever acquisition with the planned purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The cellphone maker controls thousands of patents and builds devices that run on Google's Android platform. Also, a wave of bombings… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Eurozone, IMF Agree to Second Greek Bailout of $155B In other news Thursday, leaders of the Eurozone nations agreed to give Greece a second bailout worth $155 billion. The International Monetary Fund and private investors would join the package to the tune of $53 billion. In Syria, activists said… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10 In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in Homs where up to 50 people have been killed this week. Also, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Italy Fast Tracks Austerity Vote In other news Friday, Italy's parliament gave final approval to a new set of austerity measures, two high-level resignations occurred in the Murdoch media empire and hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Syria in the largest rallies since the… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch News Wrap: FBI Probing Phone-Hacking Allegations at Murdoch’s U.S. Holdings In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that the FBI is investigating whether a Rupert Murdoch tabloid in Britain tried to access voice mails of Sept. 11 victims. Also, a federal judge in Washington declared a mistrial of the… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch News Wrap: Mumbai Bombings Kill at Least 21, Wound More Than 100 In other news Wednesday, three bombings by militants shook Mumbai, India, killing at least 21 and wounding more than 100. Vikas Bajaj of The New York Times reports from Mumbai. Also, Afghan President Karzai's half-brother was buried in Kandahar, a… Continue watching