Aug 17 Where Are All These Summer Workers Coming From? By Paul Solman If you've been to the beach this summer, chances are you've run into seasonal workers from abroad. Our own Lee Koromvokis, esteemed NewsHour producer, said they were everywhere on a recent trip to Cape May, N.J.: "The waiter who served… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Jailhouse Rock: Russian Court Gives Punk Band Pussy Riot Two Years in Prison The three members of Pussy Riot were smiling today as a Russian judge announced a guilty verdict on charges of hooliganism for an anti-Putin performance in a Moscow cathedral. Each member was sentenced to two years in prison. Jonathan Rugman… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch News Wrap: Coordinated Bombings and Shootings Throughout Iraq In other news Friday, Iraq suffered heavy violence from a string of bombings and shootings, leaving more than 90 people dead. Also, the South African government launched an investigation into deaths of platinum miners after a bloody confrontation with police. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Shifting Seasons Lead to Sour Year for Michigan Cherry Farmers Shifting Seasons Lead to Sour Year for Michigan Cherry Farmers… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Texas Employs Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus Emergency Texas Employs Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus Emergency… Continue watching
Aug 16 5 Famous Asylum Seekers By Larisa Epatko In addition to Julian Assange, these other people have sought asylum for various reasons over the years: Sitting Bull, Roman Polanski, Chen Guangcheng and Hannah Arendt. Continue reading
Aug 16 5 Notable Asylum-Seekers Julian Assange, granted asylum from Ecuador on Thursday, is not the only famous asylum-seeker. We look at four more in the above slide show. Sweden is seeking Assange's extradition to answer for accusations of sexual assault. Assange angered… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch U.K. Threatens Ecuador's Diplomatic Status for Protecting Julian Assange For the more than 50 days, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But British officials are determined to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault. Independent Television… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch News Wrap: South African Police Fire On Miners During Labor Strikes In other news Thursday, nearly a week of labor violence in South Africa intensified as police fired on striking platinum miners, killing as many as 18 workers. Also, officials in Congo confirmed that a mining landslide killed at least 60… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Seeing Through the Fog of War: Monitoring Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite Seeing Through the Fog of War: Monitoring Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite… Continue watching