Feb 15 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: A meteor rains havoc on a city in Russia, while a huge asteroid rockets past our planet The president campaigns to reduce gun violence We ask Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about threats… Continue reading
Feb 11 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of the month, becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years An update on the manhunt for the fugitive ex-police officer in Los Angeles The phenomenon of… Continue reading
Feb 08 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: The monster storm hitting the northeastern states Deep divisions in the Obama Administration over arming Syrian rebels New discoveries about Mars coming from the rover known as Curiosity Shields and Brooks And, humorist Dave Barry's… Continue reading
Feb 07 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: Senators grill the president's counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan Then, the U.S. tightens its economic grip on Iran High school students focus on leadership skills The scandal rocking the Los Angeles archdiocese And, a new look at Rosa… Continue reading
Feb 05 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: A newly public Justice Department paper outlines the legal framework for killing U.S. citizens linked to terror Then, President Obama's use of campaign-style events to push legislation The government goes after Standard & Poor's And, a match-fixing… Continue reading
Feb 01 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: A terrorist attack kills two outside the U.S. embassy in Turkey's capital The growing divide between Israelis and Palestinians Hillary Clinton's legacy after four years as secretary of state Shields and Brooks And the big game on… Continue reading
Jan 31 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: Tough questions for former Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of defense Syrian refugees flee to Jordan The debate in Israel over a nuclear-armed Iran Former Vice President Al… Continue reading
Jan 30 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Wednesday's NewsHour: Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords urges Congress to enact tougher gun laws The state of the economic recovery The Israeli airstrike inside Syria Newly elected Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin And, dissident Chen Guangcheng… Continue reading
Jan 22 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: President Obama's second term vision: Is it achievable? Plus, Margaret Warner reports from Tel Aviv on the Israeli elections New information on the longterm impact of concussions on professional football players And Roe v. Wade 40 years… Continue reading
Jan 18 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: A standoff with Islamic militants holding foreign hostages continues in Algeria A report from the ongoing conflict in Mali Last minute inaugural preparations More fallout from Lance Armstrong's confessions Plus, Mark Shields and David Brooks Correspondent… Continue reading