Sep 05 Thunderstorm Threat Moves Obama's Nomination Acceptance Speech Indoors By Elizabeth Shell Rain fell during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. With Thursday's threat of thunderstorms holding at 40 percent, organizers for the Democratic… Continue reading
Sep 04 Killer Infiltrators Threaten Afghan Community Policing Effort By P. J. Tobia An Afghan Local Police (A.L.P.) carries his weapon as he walks with German soldiers on March 27. Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images. For years, U.S. military commanders from the president on down have been touting the importance of training Afghanistan's… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch News Wrap: Bombing at Village Funeral in Afghanistan Kills at Least 25 Civilians News Wrap: Bombing at Village Funeral in Afghanistan Kills at Least 25 Civilians… Continue watching
Sep 04 Democrats Eye Thunderstorms As Obama's Outdoor Speech Nears By Elizabeth Shell Umbrellas were a common sight as rain marked the beginning of the Democratic National Convention. Photo by Tom Kennedy / PBS NewsHour. With overcast skies and rainy weather this week in Charlotte, N.C., organizers for the Democratic National Convention are… Continue reading
Sep 04 'Enormous Strength' in Isaac-Hit Areas, President Obama Says EmbedVideo(4331, 482, 304); On Monday, President Obama surveyed the damage after Hurricane Isaac swept through Louisiana and Mississippi. In a press conference in St. John the Baptist Parish just outside of New Orleans, Obama praised federal agencies for… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch News Wrap: Flooding, Evacuations, Electrical Outages Remain One Week After Isaac News Wrap: Flooding, Evacuations, Electrical Outages Remain One Week After Isaac… Continue watching
Sep 02 Religious Leader, Media Mogul Rev. Sun Myung Moon Dies at Age 92 The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial self-proclaimed messiah figure who founded the Unification Church and built a business empire from scratch, died Monday at a hospital near his home in South Korea, two weeks after being admitted with… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Justice Department Ends Investigation on Alleged Use of Torture by CIA Justice Department Ends Investigation on Alleged Use of Torture by CIA… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Surveying the Aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac Louisiana Public Broadcasting reports on the "heart-wrenching" effects of Tropical Storm Isaac. Charlie Whinham reports in Baton Rouge, La., from a field hospital where hundreds of evacuees with special needs are being treated. Shauna Sanford goes to LaPlace where flood… Continue watching