Dec 19 After Newtown Shootings, Questions About Mental Health Coverage President Barack Obama speaks at a vigil held Sunday night at Newtown High School for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. In his speech at the memorial service for the Newtown victims,… Continue reading
Dec 19 Research Chimps to Retire to Louisiana Sanctuary By Fred de Sam Lazaro Chimps socialize and snack at Chimp Haven. Image by Cameron Hickey. The NIH announced plans on Tuesday to move more than 100 chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center into retirement at Chimp Haven, a 200-acre chimpanzee… Continue reading
Dec 19 Robert Bork, Supreme Court Nominee, Dies at 85 By Cassie Chew Judge Robert Bork testifies at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1987. Photo by CNP/Getty Images On Sept. 18, 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Robert Bork, testifies on the fourth day of his Supreme Court… Continue reading
Dec 19 Federal ‘Tax Breaks’ or ‘It’s My Money’? Image by Robin Jareaux/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query, a comment sent by a viewer from Kansas: Barbara… Continue reading
Dec 19 South Korea Elects First Female President — Who Is She? South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye speaks at the New Frontier Party headquarters in Seoul. Photo by Jean Chung/Bloomberg via Getty Images. In the last several years, a lagging global economy has forced out ruling parties in several countries: France,… Continue reading
Dec 19 What I Saw in Benghazi An attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012 killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori/Files As told to P.J. Tobia Freelance Libyan journalist Osama Alfitory covered the attack in Benghazi… Continue reading
Dec 19 Obama Taps Biden to Oversee Effort on Addressing Gun Laws, Violence A woman lights candles Tuesday at a memorial to the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters. President Obama is not allowing the national sense of urgency on addressing gun violence slip… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Report Finds State Dept. at Fault for ‘Systemic Failures’ of Benghazi Security An outside accountability review board has released its report on the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Jeffrey Brown examines the report, which blames the State Department for "systemic failures" in security that led… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Words of Hope and Healing After Crisis: Message From Mr. Rogers Goes Viral Words of Hope and Healing After Crisis: Message From Mr. Rogers Goes Viral… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Remembering Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, Hawaii Statesman Since State’s Birth Remembering Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88, Hawaii Statesman Since State's Birth… Continue watching