May 09 Watch NewsHour Connect: Muddy Mississippi Floods in Memphis Update on flooding of the Mississippi River in Memphis. Continue watching
May 09 Memphis Prepares for Mississippi’s Record Crest By Lauren Knapp The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their… Continue reading
May 09 Life Along the Border Amidst the Drug War By Lauren Knapp Pedro Gonzalez/LatinContent/Getty Images The drug-related violence in Mexico continues to escalate. Recently, soldiers discovered 11 more bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Durango. Mexican officials have now found 168 bodies in mass graves this month alone, and… Continue reading
May 09 Pakistani PM: Charges of Complicity in bin Laden Hideout ‘Absurd’ In an address to Pakistan's parliament Monday, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said his government would launch an investigation into how Osama bin Laden was able to reside undetected in his compound in Abbottabad but said charges… Continue reading
May 09 As Mississippi Rises, Historian Discusses ‘Great Flood’ of 1927 By Veronica DeVore A flooded power plant at Oswego, Kansas, on the Neosho River on April 23, 1927 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) As the Mississippi River continues to rise Monday, threatening Memphis and other cities on its shores, we take a look… Continue reading
May 09 World Week Ahead: More on bin Laden’s Hideout; Mexico’s Protests By Larisa Epatko This week, we'll take a closer look at Osama bin Laden's lair and what the Pakistani military might have known about it. We'll also explore what comes next for Mexico, where thousands protested growing drug-related violence over the weekend. Continue reading
May 09 For Obama, Back to the To-Do List President Obama returns to the White House last week after trips to Indianapolis and Fort Campbell. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images. Is there any doubt that President Obama woke up Monday morning and thought, "Hey, let's do last… Continue reading
May 09 Obama Describes Risks of Bin Laden Raid, Miss. River Nears Record Levels More than a week since a U.S. military raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, leaders from both countries continue to react to the daring operation that was conducted without Pakistan's consent or knowledge. Continue reading
May 07 Videos Seized from bin Laden’s Compound Released By News Desk // The Pentagon on Saturday released five videos recovered from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, revealing the first glimpses of the al-Qaida leader's life behind the compound walls. One video shows a grey-bearded bin Laden wrapped in… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Newly released video of Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden's final video message released by the U.S. government after his death. Continue watching