Apr 20 Gulf Oil Spill: 1 Year and 232 Stories Later It was a year ago Wednesday that a massive oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico with an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. It took three months to seal the underwater oil gusher, and the region… Continue reading
Apr 20 A Year in Photos: Capturing the Lingering Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill Over the course of the last year, the NewsHour has been checking in with Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert, a New Orleans native who began covering the Gulf oil spill when BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and… Continue reading
Apr 20 One Year Later, Where Has All the Oil Gone? By Jenny Marder The Gulf of Mexico has always been an oily place. Early sea captains wrote in their log books of slicks of oil. Mayan Indians used natural tars to seal their water jugs and waterproof their canoes. As many as 50… Continue reading
Apr 20 Britain, France, Italy Sending Military Advisers to Libya; Wildfires Hit Texas By News Desk Italy and France announced they will follow Britain's lead in sending a small team of military advisers to Libya to assist the rebel forces. None of the countries are planning to send ground troops. Libyan Foreign Minister Abdul Ati… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Joel Achenbach Explores Gulf Oil Spill in ‘A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea; Hari Sreenivasan talks to Washington Post reporter and author Joel Achenbach. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Deadly Tornadoes Roar Through South, Midwest; Hundreds Left Homeless Gwen Ifill talks with the Red Cross's David Schrader about the devastating storms. Continue watching
Apr 18 Severe Storms Kill Dozens Across 13 States Over 3 Days At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days. The storms started on Thursday in Oklahoma before moving through Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday and hitting… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch One Month After Tsunami, What Are Japan’s Biggest Needs? One Month After Dual Disasters, What Are Japan's Biggest Needs?… Continue watching
Apr 11 ‘On Shaky Ground’ Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety. In the On Shaky Ground multimedia series, investigative reporter Corey Johnson and the California… Continue reading
Apr 11 Could ‘Financial Weather Observers’ Prevent Another Economic Crisis? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Michael Cassady Question: As I read deeper into the details about… Continue reading