World Jun 19 Watch Will Setback in Afghan Negotiations Affect Long-Term Prospects for Talks? A day after a breakthrough agreement on holding direct talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed away from announced negotiations with the U.S. and the Taliban. Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' Rob Nordland, from Doha, Qatar, for more…
World Oct 24 Watch Shifting Sands for Saudi Arabia’s Future: A Peek Inside the Closed Kingdom Shifting Sands for Saudi Arabia's Future: A Peek Inside the Closed Kingdom…
Arts Mar 18 Deflation: Inflation’s Evil Twin Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Doug Shoaf Question: Given the harm that inflation does to the personal finances… By Paul Solman
Nation Jul 09 Watch As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update…
Feb 24 Consumer Confidence Plunges to Record Low By Admin, PBS News Hour A private research group announced Tuesday that consumer confidence sank to a record low in February. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. economy is suffering a "severe contraction."… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Former CIA Officer Says Iraq Can Be Stabilized By Trained Security Forces Next in a series exploring how the United States should handle the war in Iraq, former Army special forces and CIA officer Michael Vickers discusses how the security situation can be improved by properly training Iraqi security forces. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Principal Works to Improve Failing Inner-city School The last installment in a series looking at an inner-city school in Richmond, Va., tracks "turnaround specialist" Parker Land's efforts to fix Boushall Middle School's troubles with discipline and incentives. Continue watching