Jun 29 Through Smoke and Flame: Views of the Colorado Wildfire Here are some facts about the wildfires in Colorado: They've gutted 347 homes, damaged 125,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 35,000 people. Fires in the Southwest forced the closure of part of Zion National Park. Some 20,000 homes remain… Continue reading
Jun 29 Photographing Juarez, Where Everyday Life Can Include Gang Violence By Larisa Epatko For more than two decades, Mexican photographer Julian Cardona has documented the lives of Ciudad Juarez residents, both as their city thrived, and lately, as it's suffered from poverty and violence. Continue reading
Jun 29 Julian Cardona's Focus on Juarez By Larisa Epatko Mexican photojournalist Julian Cardona, who lives in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, documented the city's job-fueled growth and now drug-fueled violence. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch News Wrap: Attorney General Holder Held in Contempt by Congress News Wrap: Attorney General Holder Held in Contempt by Congress… Continue watching
Jun 28 Where Frontrunner Pena Nieto Might Take Mexico's Drug War By Margaret Warner Military police stand guard at the scene of a murder in Juarez, Mexico. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Mexico's presidential candidates have offered so few specifics about the No. 1 issue to voters -- how to tame the grisly violence… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch In Mexico, War Against Drug Cartels Inflicts High Cost With elections around the corner, a top concern for Mexican voters is the war on drug cartels. Margaret Warner continues her reporting from Mexico with a look at the devastating impact of the widespread drug violence. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Thousands Flee After Colorado Fire Doubles in Size A fire near Colorado Springs has consumed more than 24 square miles as record heat and drought continue. Gwen Ifill gets an update from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on the challenge of containing the blaze. Continue watching
Jun 27 Twitter Chat: Fired Up and Fed Up With Mexico's Drug War By Larisa Epatko Just days before Mexicans vote for their next president on Sunday, one of the hottest topics on voters' minds is the violence connected to drug-trafficking. On Wednesday, NewsHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner hosted a Twitter conversation from Mexico on what… Continue reading
Jun 27 Despite Historic Handshake, Belfast Still Deeply Divided Society Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on Wednesday. Photo by Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images. While we were filming in Belfast last week, the question on everyone's mind was whether "Martin would meet the… Continue reading
Jun 27 Invaders Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris "If you take nothing else from this lecture -- a tsunami is a flooding hazard," said Eddie Bernard, and then he repeated it: "It's a flooding hazard." Bernard, director of NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and longtime… Continue reading