President Barack Obama is defending his administration's broad collection of information from technology and phone companies, outlining what he deems strict parameters for surveillance programs and saying the debate has "gotten cloudy." In an interview broadcast on PBS with Charlie Rose, the president compared the "tradeoffs" from surveillance programs to airport security and checkpoints for drunk drivers.
It is unconstitutional to make voters prove their U.S. citizenship to be able to register to vote. The Supreme Court made that reversal to Arizona law in a 7-2 decision. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal breaks down the details of that ruling with Judy Woodruff.
What is the real price of the benefits we reap from interacting with free or convenient online networks? How can we make that system more transparent? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Jaron Lanier, whose new book, "Who Owns the Future?", argues that digital networks are destroying jobs and exacerbating inequality.
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Judy Woodruff explores how young people are handling the economic downturn.
On July 19, NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is now exploring Saturn, will snap a picture of Earth from a billion miles away. We have a blog from the scientist leading the imaging mission.
Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold set out to document Afghan life through the prism of oral folk poems shared mostly among Pashtun women. Seamus Murphy, the London-based photographer and filmmaker who worked with Griswold on the landay project, narrates a slideshow of some of his favorite images.
Virtual reality stretches who you are, explains its widely-regarded father, Jaron Lanier, who according to "suburban legend," can sometimes only experience it in limited form.
The pre-trial hearing on the five suspected 9/11 plotters continued Tuesday at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- without the accused present. The day focused on why the International Red Cross opposes requests to disclose its confidential condition reports on Guantanamo detainees.
As a preview to an upcoming tape piece on periodical cicadas, here's inside look at a day spent hunting for the insects with cicada charmer and researcher John Cooley.
Getting hiring isn’t about looking for a job, says headhunter Nick Corcodilos. Taking the time to find an industry or service you’re passionate about, and then making personal inroads, is much more effective.
What does the election of Hasan Rowhani mean for Iran's nuclear program? How will Iran's new president approach relations with the U.S.? To address those questions, Gwen Ifill is joined by Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Cliff Kupchan of the Eurasia Group.
Republican governors from Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Arizona were originally opposed to the health care law, but are now pushing to expand Medicaid. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Ohio Public Radio bureau chief Karen Kasler and Mary K. Reinhart, reporter for The Arizona Republic, about what's behind the changes in their states.
Friday is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, so we thought it would be the perfect time to sit down with our boys of summer. That's right, Mark Shields and David Brooks, NewsHour's one-two political punch. Pitch your questions to the fellows for the special "Doubleheader Live" edition Friday, June 21.
David Thompson didn't want to sit around in retirement. A fan of NASCAR since he was a kid, the 66-year-old now shares his knowledge and passion for the sport with others as a part-timer at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "It gives me a chance to get out, meet the public, and enjoy life."
PBS NewsHour is expanding its family, adding "NewsHour Weekend" newscast on Saturdays and Sundays. The new program will launch Sept. 7. The 30-minute show will be anchored by veteran NewsHour correspondent and director of digital partnerships, Hari Sreenivasan.
Journalist Elizabeth Farnsworth and photographer Terry Evans traveled to North Dakota to capture the effect fracking is having on the land and communities. Their work is currently on display at the Field Museum in Chicago.
In the year 2061, three friends grapple with revolutionary change when Sprout Computers releases the most visionary piece of personal technology ever created, the iEye. Explore the interactive digital comic book app, which offers a sinister spin on wearable tech.
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What’s for lunch? It’s a question just about everyone on the planet asks every day, but it’s also one that most of us don’t really have to think much about. In the latest chapter in “Food for 9 Billion" project, PRI's The World and PBS NewsHour examine how people around the world are responding to the climate challenge by rethinking what they eat, how they grow food, and how it gets from the soil to our stomachs.
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June 17, 2013
Nazenin, a Turkish high schooler has witnessed the protests first-hand in her home city of Istanbul, and sees them as a major turning point for the Turkish people.
