How Watergate Affected You

Tuesday should have been a good day for Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Her signature issue in Congress -- reducing sexual assaults in the U.S. military -- had just been forcefully endorsed by the president and secretary of defense. But Speier was not optimistic that major change is coming.

While "Gang of Eight" may sound like the next new pop sensation -- making bipartisan harmony on the issue of immigration reform -- that band of political leaders is not the least bit concerned with Billboard hits. But music does have a place in the national dialogue. NewsHour talks with two music makers about immigration.

Tonight, Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. From Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, who co-produced the piece, here's a look at their reporting.

Cody Wilson, a law student from Texas, has made the first fully functioning plastic pistol from a 3-D printer, sparking questions and concerns about legal and safety implications. Ray Suarez talks with with Forbes magazine's Andy Greenberg about how the homemade gun known as "the Liberator" figures in a broader national debate.

A Texas man has fabricated a working handgun from 15 plastic parts made using a 3-D printer. The design files for the gun, known as the "Liberator," are being published online, so anyone will be able to print their own gun without a background check or serial number. Ray Suarez reports.

Leaders of the National Rifle Association told members attending the group's annual convention in Houston over the weekend they would not back down from attempts to strip away their constitutional right to possess firearms.

A few years ago, Veronika Scott, now 23, set up a coat manufacturing business in Detroit. She had a few sewing machines and a drive to help the homeless.

NBA center Jason Collins announced in Sports Illustrated that he is gay, making him the "first" openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. While other players in basketball and football have made homophobic statements in recent years, the response to Collins' coming out has been overwhelmingly positive.

The shock of the April 15 attacks at the Boston Marathon affected Americans nationwide, but runners couldn't sit still for long. By the next morning, runners in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Charleston and countless other cities all woke up with the same idea: get out and run for Boston.