Mar 12 Friday: Ground Zero Workers Reach Settlement; Obama to Delay Asia Trip More than 10,000 Ground Zero rescue workers made ill by dust and other contaminants left by the collapse of the World Trade Center could receive as much as $657.5 million in damages under a settlement reached with the city… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 'Jihad Jane' Suspect Suggests Changing Face of Terrorism American Colleen LaRose, the self-proclaimed "Jihad Jane," faces terror charges for trying to murder a Swedish artist for his depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the threat of domestic terrorism. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Obama Pledges Continued Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Haiti President Barack Obama committed continued relief aid to Haiti in a meeting Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, even as the U.S. begins to withdraw troops. Ray Suarez reports on the challenges facing Haiti's government. Continue watching
Mar 10 Haiti's Government: What Should Its Next Moves Be? By Talea Miller As Haitian President Rene Preval met with President Barack Obama Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake, the PBS NewsHour asked three experts how Haiti's government should proceed with the massive task of recovery. Continue reading
Mar 08 U.S. Military Deaths in Operation Enduring Freedom Top 1,000 By Larisa Epatko U.S. military fatalities in the eight-year Afghan war have swelled over the past few years. When taking into account worldwide military operations in Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. deaths have passed the 1,000 mark, according to the Department of Defense, The… Continue reading
Mar 08 EU Considers European Monetary Fund to Help Countries Like Greece By Carolyn O'Hara Greece is preparing for a fresh round of strikes and protests this week, after the government unveiled a $6.5 billion austerity program that includes a sales tax hike, cuts in benefits and salaries for the public sector, and… Continue reading
Mar 08 In Eastern Turkey, a California-Type Quake Kills at Least 57 In eastern Turkey, at least 57 people are dead after a 6.0-magnitude temblor struck at 4:32 a.m. local time Monday, about 30 miles west of the city of Bingol. Continue reading
Mar 04 Children in Sudan Rely on Field Hospital for Food By Larisa Epatko In February, NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro and producer Nicole See visited a Doctors Without Borders hospital in a remote part of southern Sudan, where patients often walk for miles to get treatment. Continue reading
Mar 04 Thursday's Headlines: Bombings in Iraq; Parties Weigh Health Care Reconciliation A series of blasts targeting voters in Baghdad killed 17 people Thursday, as many Iraqis cast early ballots ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. The latest violence comes a day after a coordinated attack in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, killed at… Continue reading
Mar 03 AP Reporter: Aftershocks Send Chileans Running for the Hills By Margaret Warner On Wednesday afternoon, Associated Press reporter Michael Warren joined us by satellite from Concepcion, Chile, where he has been reporting on the aftermath of the massive earthquake there and the numerous strong aftershocks. "People are jittery," Warren told us,… Continue reading