Apr 19 On Monday’s NewsHour… VOLCANO ERUPTION IN EUROPE | European officials announced limited air traffic may resume on Tuesday, five days after volcanic ash grounded air traffic around the world. Ray Suarez, who is one of hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers, reports from… Continue reading
Apr 16 On Friday’s NewsHour… GOLDMAN SACHS FACES FRAUD CHARGES | The federal government has charged investment bank Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors ahead of the subprime mortgage crisis. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Washington Post reporter Zachary Goldfarb about the financial giant. ASH HALTS EUROPEAN… Continue reading
Apr 15 On Thursday’s NewsHour… VOLCANIC ASH GROUNDS FLIGHTS | A giant cloud of ash from a glacial volcano in Iceland grounded hundreds of flights across northern Europe on Thursday. Jim Lehrer gets a report from Independent Television News about when air traffic might resume. Continue reading
Apr 14 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… SENATE BRACES FOR FINANCIAL REFORM FIGHT | President Obama made a case for overhauling the nation's financial system today, in an attempt to win action on a Senate reform bill. For perspective on the prospects of a Senate bill, Jeffrey… Continue reading
Apr 13 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT | Jeffrey Brown reports on the second day of the nuclear security summit in Washington, where President Obama called for new safeguards against nuclear terrorism. NEGOTIATING NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTIONS | For perspective on the nuclear security summit… Continue reading
Apr 12 On Monday’s NewsHour… NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT BEGINS | World leaders gathered in Washington Monday for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security. Jeffrey Brown reports on the summit and efforts to slash nuclear arsenals. NEWSMAKERS: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AND BRENT SCOWCROFT | For perspective… Continue reading
Apr 09 On Friday’s NewsHour… JUSTICE STEVENS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT | Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced he will retire this summer, after 35 years leading the court's liberal coalition. Judy Woodruff talks to experts Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and constitutional… Continue reading
Apr 08 On Thursday’s NewsHour… U.S., RUSSIA STRIKE ARMS PACT | Presidents Obama and Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty on Thursday. However, it must be approved by the legislatures of each country to become law. For perspective on its prospects for ratification… Continue reading
Apr 07 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… RESCUERS DRILL FOR MISSING MINERS | As mine owners begin to identify some of the 25 confirmed dead after a methane gas explosion, Jim Lehrer gets an update from reporter Frank Langfitt in West Virginia about the waning hopes… Continue reading
Apr 06 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… MINE DISASTER RESCUE IN WEST VIRGINIA | Gwen Ifill reports as authorities try to locate four missing miners, after a deadly underground explosion killed 25 people in West Virginia. Then, Jim Lehrer talks to NPR reporter Frank Langfitt and… Continue reading