Sep 02 5 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Teenagers Remember the Storm By Betty Ann Bowser In the days following the flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, approximately 1.5 million people throughout the Gulf Coast were displaced from their homes, including 163,000 children. Some of those were young people who became separated from their siblings… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Hurricane Center Official: Earl a 'Considerable Threat' to East Coast Jim Lehrer speaks with the deputy director of the National Hurricane Center for the latest developments on Hurricane Earl as coastal communities take precautions for a possible landfall. Continue watching
Sep 02 From Security to Stolen Treasures, Warner Answers Your Questions on Iraq By Margaret Warner BAGHDAD | We're winding up our trip in Iraq after nearly three weeks of reporting here, and we've received questions from many of you. Continue reading
Sep 02 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East… Continue reading
Sep 02 Obstacles Appear on Road to Progress in Mideast Talks The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. Continue reading
Sep 02 Thursday: Middle East Talks Begin; Hurricane Earl Forces Evacuations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. The day after meeting with President Obama at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Iraq's Stalled Government: Which Blocs Will Form Core? Margaret Warner reports from Baghdad on the growing frustration among Iraqis -- and allies -- that a government has yet to be formed five months after parliamentary elections. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: Another Gulf Oil Rig Fire Extinguished; Workers Rescued Thirteen workers survived a Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion 100 miles south of Vermilion Bay in Louisiana. In Pakistan, thousands of Shiite Muslims mourned the loss of 35 people who were killed in a triple-bombing in Lahore. Continue watching
Sep 01 Text Messages Study Shows Fear Turned to Anger on 9/11 By analyzing a database of 500,000 text messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001, researchers at the University of Mainz in Germany have created an hour-by-hour psychological profile of texting Americans on that day. The pager text messages,… Continue reading
Sep 01 East Coast Watches Earl's Approach Hurricane Earl, Sept 1, 2010 (NOAA) Updated 5:30p.m. ET Forecasters announced late Wednesday that Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm. Posted 2:30p.m. ET The big question facing hurricane watchers is not whether Hurricane Earl will… Continue reading