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26 May 2011, 5:10 pm
In a split decision Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled federal law does not preempt an Arizona measure that punishes employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 6:05 pm
In other news Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Libyan government allegedly demanded that oil companies operating there pay its $1.5 billion fine in the Pan Am jetliner bombing over Scotland. [read post]
24 May 2011, 5:36 pm
NPR foreign correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro recently spent several weeks on the ground in Libya, covering the conflict and learning more about the rebels' hopes and resourcefulness despite their limited military capability. [read post]
9 May 2011, 5:34 pm
The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 2:40 pm
Carlos Lopez Estrada and Christian Heuer talk about creative uses of green screens to create Maximum Balloon's music video for "Groove Me". [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 8:49 am
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three poetry collections: "Lucky Fish," "At the Drive-in Volcano," and "Miracle Fruit. [read post]
12 May 2011, 5:41 pm
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discusses what's next for budget talks and other spending issues. [read post]
9 May 2011, 5:35 pm
Demonstrators take to the streets to fight against violence caused by drug cartels in Mexico. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 5:32 pm
Jeffrey Brown talks to Ali Suleiman Aujali, who was once Moammar Gadhafi's envoy to Washington, but denounced the leader when violence broke out and maintains ties to rebel leaders in Benghazi. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 1:53 pm
In an exclusive Frontline interview this week, correspondent Martin Smith talked to Brian Manning for the first time about the incarceration of his son, Private Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks. [read post]
6 May 2011, 5:27 pm
In other news Friday, al-Qaida issued its own confirmation of Osama bin Laden's death on a militant website and warned of new attacks in revenge. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 5:41 pm
One month after an earthquake and tsunami killed tens of thousands of Japanese and touched off a nuclear disaster, Japan is struggling to cope with the dual disasters' aftermath. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 10:43 am
Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the details of both the looming April 8 government shutdown deadline as well as Republican Paul Ryan's Tuesday budget announcement, which is expected to advocate cuts to both the top tax rate and to entitlements. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 5:48 pm
Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson weigh in on some of stories making headlines this week, including the latest job numbers and President Obama's address to the nation on the U.S. role in Libya. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 5:44 pm
Imagine traveling to a planet where the sun is 11 times stronger than on Earth, the temperature can swing 1,100 degrees and you have to maintain contact with headquarters back on Earth. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 5:24 pm
The U.S. unemployment report for May showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a small increase in the unemployment rate. [read post]
18 May 2011, 5:26 pm
Held on charges of sexual assault against a chambermaid at a New York City hotel, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains in a cell alone in Riker's Island jail and has been put on suicide watch. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 5:32 pm
Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. [read post]
18 May 2011, 5:26 pm
In other news Wednesday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on President Bashar Assad and six other top Syrian officials for human rights abuses. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 5:48 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration's top air-traffic control official resigned Thursday following another report of a controller sleeping on the job, forcing a medical flight to land without tower guidance in Reno. [read post]
