Oct 06 Watch News Wrap: Taliban, Afghan Officials Reportedly in Talks to End War In other news Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Afghan officials are taking part in high-level talks with Taliban leaders to end the nine-year war. In Hungary, a criminal investigation was launched into its ongoing toxic sludge disaster. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch News Wrap: 12 Arrested in France Amid Suspected Terror Plots In other news Tuesday, amid possible terror plots in Europe, police in southern France arrested 12 suspects in raids aimed at Islamic militant groups. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: Tropical Storm Nicole Floods East Coast Highways In other news Friday, remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole moved up the East Coast, battering the Northeast and dumping more than 10 inches of rain in parts of Delaware County, Pa. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch For Many Pakistanis, Flood Relief Still Not Arriving Quickly Enough It's been two months since widespread flooding left parts of Pakistan submerged in water, killing more than 1,500, but humanitarian aid is still hard to come by for some. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the northwest region… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Many Pakistan Flood Victims Still in Need of Aid Flood levels are still rising in some parts of Pakistan and many remain in need of aid. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from a village in the southern part of Pakistan. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Wall Street Closes Out the Week on a Strong Note The Dow Jones gained more than 197 points and the Nasdaq rose 54 points at close Friday. Stock numbers shot up after news that factory orders and business spending went up in August. Continue watching
Sep 16 In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed By News Desk In September 2005, News Orleans' Charity Hospital was evacuated due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Patients were moved out of the hospital by military truck, airboat, and any other means possible. Mooney Bryant-Penland, a nurse at the hospital, took these… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Militant Groups Aid Pakistan Flood Victims The U.S. is said to be the leading donor in the Pakistan floods for humanitarian aid. But militant groups are also stepping up their efforts. Suzanna Koster of GlobalPost reports from a town in Punjab. Continue watching
Sep 14 Update: Haitian Amputee Gets New Leg, New Reason to Dance By Talea Miller When the NewsHour team first met George Exantus in Port-au-Prince we were immediately captivated by his story: a prize-winning competitive dancer, Exantus lost his right leg below the knee after he was pinned under rubble for two days in… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Chilean Miners Struggle With Hazards, Loose Regulation Tom Bearden reports on the hazardous conditions in Chile's mining industry and how the ongoing saga of 33 trapped miners is drawing more calls for tighter regulations underground. Continue watching