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 leaders have offered their insights, hopes and expectations for the resumption of talks. Some have been hopeful, though...

Workers Paying More for Health Insurance as Cash-Strapped Companies Shift Costs

The majority of Americans get their health insurance coverage through their employers. Now, a new survey finds that employees are paying more of the costs of their coverage than ever before. Workers' health care costs jumped significantly this year even as overall premium prices rose only slightly, as recession-strapped companies shifted more...

Double Play for Global Warming

There's a fight brewing on an issue that seemed settled in 2006. That was when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexing his environmental credentials, signed into law a measure that requires a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. That amounts to about a 15 percent decrease, a move designed to lower the...

In Hampton Roads, a Military Bastion Meets 'Austerity'

What the military giveth, the military can taketh away. It's not a happy lesson, but it is one that many Military Bastions, counties around armed services installations, have learned in the recent years through rounds of base closings. And it is...

Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes; Rescuers Race to Save 13 Workers

Another offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, sending rescuers racing to the scene to save 13 workers who are reported to be in the water.One person was reported to be injured, but there were no deaths."Thirteen out of 13 are accounted for and it's still burning," a spokesman for the Eighth District Coast Guard Command Center in...

Obstacles Appear on Road to Progess 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. To begin with, on the eve of the talks, Hamas took responsibility for an attack on Israelis in the...