As Afghan forces officially took control of their country's security, the Taliban agreed to join the U.S. and Afghanistan for direct negotiations. Gwen Ifill talks to former Defense Department official David Sedney, retired Col. David Lamm of the National Defense University and Pamela Constable of The Washington Post about this turning point.
A study of 600 American schools conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality finds new teachers are being inadequately prepared to instruct students. But the report's findings and methodology have come under critique.
For centuries, Pashtun women have traded stories, feelings and life wisdom in the form of two-line oral poems called landays. Eliza Griswold, a journalist and poet herself, traveled to Afghanistan to learn more about daily life there through the modern exchange of poetry. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at Griswold's project.
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Judy Woodruff explores how young people are handling the economic downturn.
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has taken major steps to turn from a military dictatorship to a fledgling democracy. But that transition has also seen the rise of harrowing, deadly clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports from Myanmar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 18, 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.
