Apr 12 China Series Continues With Pollution, iPhone Workers, Health Care Reports By Mary Jo Brooks The NewsHour continues its series from China this week as special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at workers' rights, environmental concerns and the country's latest attempt at health care reform. Kaye, producer Mary Jo Brooks and cameraman Denis Levkovich traveled… Continue reading
Mar 28 White House: U.S. Seeks to Be on ‘Right Side of History’ in Libya Intervention As President Obama prepares to address the nation Monday night on the American military role in the fighting in Libya, White House officials brought a two-fold message to reporters during a background session. First, National Security Adviser Denis McDonough and… Continue reading
Mar 19 U.S. Forces Lead Attack Against Libya in Operation ‘Odyssey Dawn’ USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile -- one of about 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines targetting radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. (Photo by Jonathan Sunderman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) Updated… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch In Haiti, Hardships Plentiful as Earthquake Anniversary Nears Jeffrey Brown begins a week of reports from Haiti, one year after a major earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other parts of the country. Many residents remain in tent camps, where they are still struggling to rebuild their lives… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch In India’s Crowded Capital, Crisis Looms Over Limited Water In the first report of a year-long partnership with National Geographic magazine examining population issues, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from New Delhi, where rapid and unplanned population growth is exacerbating a shortage of water. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Debt-Free Doctors Part of Cuba’s Foreign Policy Strategy Ray Suarez wraps up his series on Cuba with a look at a "medical diplomacy" program that offers medical school education to low-income students from around the world. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Gen. Keane: Pakistani Government, Military ‘Willingly Support’ Taliban President Obama said gains against al-Qaida in Afghanistan are "considerable" but "fragile and reversible" as part of a new war strategy review. Jim Lehrer gets views from Andrew Wilder of the U.S. Institute of Peace and retired Gen. Jack Keane… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Graduation Report ‘Encouraging,’ But Many Schools Risk ‘Dropout Factory’ Status New nationwide statistics show a rise in high school graduation rates, but there is still significant disparity between school districts in different parts of the country. Margaret Warner talks to the report's co-author, John Bridgeland, about what the findings mean. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch News Wrap: Texas Jury Convicts Ex-House Majority Leader Delay In other news Wednesday, a Texas jury convicted former House Majority Leader Tom Delay on money-laundering charges. He now faces 5 years to life in prison. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch U.S. Recovering Jobs But Pace Has Slowed, Analyst Says The Labor Department reported that there were 95,000 jobs lost last month and that September's numbers continue 14 straight months of unemployment being above 9.5 percent. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest numbers, then Ray Suarez talks to Lakshman Achuthan,… Continue watching