Nov 20 Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder: What Is Hamas? By News Desk Photo of Hamas flag by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images. By Jonathan Masters, online editor/writer for the Council on Foreign Relations What Is Hamas? Hamas is the largest and most influential Palestinian militant movement that, along with the… Continue reading
Nov 20 The Tuesday Cutline...a Contest It's time for another Tuesday Cutline, a contest in which you come up with a caption to a photo. After looking at Jonathan Nackstrand's intense photo above, you might be thinking, can't we get through Thanksgiving first before we think… Continue reading
Nov 20 Clinton Heading to Middle East as Attacks Intensify President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton arrive Monday in Myanmar. Clinton is cutting short her visit to Asia. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. President Obama's whirlwind trip to Asia has been overshadowed by events in the… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Hillary Clinton Arrives in Mideast Intent on Brokering End to Escalated Violence Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Jerusalem to reaffirm U.S. support for Israel and to press for immediate cease-fire. Independent Television News' John Ray and John Irvine report from Gaza and southern Israel on more airstrikes and rocket fire… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Egypt Hopes to Help Broker Cease-fire, If Not Peace Between Israel and Hamas Egypt Hopes to Help Broker Cease-Fire, If Not Peace Between Israel and Hamas… Continue watching
Nov 19 No Laughing Matter: European Debt Crisis in Cartoons EmbedVideo(4983, 482, 304); Watch a sneak peek at an upcoming NewsHour story in which Lee Buchheit, the lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes help us explain the wrangling behind the… Continue reading
Nov 19 In Gaza and Israel, Life Under Airstrikes and Rocket Attacks Israeli civilians run for cover during a rocket attack launched from Gaza on Nov. 17 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. "The worst part is that we can't protect our children. We are helpless. We… Continue reading
Nov 19 Voices From Superstorm Sandy A resident walks the debris filled beaches of Staten Island/ NewsHour photo by Brian Dentz NEW YORK -- Life on the shore is precarious for New Yorkers in the seaside neighborhoods of Breezy Point, Staten Island and Coney Island. Continue reading
Nov 19 SciDay: Climate Report So Bad That Future Is 'Hard to Describe' A major new report by the World Bank predicts devastating malnutrition from depleted crop yields and rising seawater causing damaging floods with the poorest nations at the most risk if temperatures warm by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2… Continue reading
Nov 19 Ask Larry: Can I Collect Social Security After My Domestic Partner of 30 Years Passes? Creative Commons photo courtesy of Flickr user 401(K) 2012 Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to… Continue reading