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Tavis Smiley
One of the most prolific actors of his generation, Kilmer shares the backstory of his new one-man show, "Citizen Twain." Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will fall a little faster than expected in 2013 and 2014. Also, the Internal Revenue Service is in the spotlight again, this time for its plans to pay bonuses to employees despite a White House directive to stop those payments under automatic spending cuts. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A day after an announcement that the Afghan government would open negotiations with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai reversed that decision, raising objections including the Taliban's use of its formal name at its new office in Qatar. Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. over security conditions. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A new report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences panel warns that the U.S. could lose its competitive edge in the liberal arts and social sciences. Jeffrey Brown talks with two members of the panel: actor and writer John Lithgow and Richard Brodhead, co-chair of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The life cycle of the cicada is unique in the insect world. They bring a chorus of deafening noise before spending 17 years underground. What's all the buzz about? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the swarms of spectators and scientists who emerge in search of the noisy insects. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will fall a little faster than expected in 2013 and 2014. Also, the Internal Revenue Service is in the spotlight again, this time for its plans to pay bonuses to employees despite a White House directive to stop those payments under automatic spending cuts. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A day after a breakthrough agreement on holding direct talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed away from announced negotiations with the U.S. and the Taliban. Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' Rob Nordland, from Doha, Qatar, for more detail on the decision and possible next moves. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Cicadas have overwhelmed large swaths of the Eastern United States this summer, and their behavior and deafening song provide research material for scientists, inspiration for artists and well, mixed reactions from residents. Miles O'Brien reports. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The noted economics author who called the Crash of ’08 in 2007 forecasts the Boom of ’14 – and beyond. Continue
PBS NewsHour
David Rothenberg, professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, takes his clarinet out to Ulster County Fairgrounds in New York to play music with the cicadas, which have emerged after 17 years underground. Their sounds are as musical as bird calls and whale songs, he says in his new book "Bug Music." Continue
PBS NewsHour
The Senate continues to work on a sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system, moving toward a final vote before the July 4 deadline. In a one-on-one conversation, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., talks with Ray Suarez about his immigration bill priorities and working with the House on comprehensive reform. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A day after a breakthrough agreement on holding direct talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed away from announced negotiations with the U.S. and the Taliban. Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' Rob Nordland, from Doha, Qatar, for more detail on the decision and possible next moves. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Tonight on the program, we take a look at a reversal by the Afghan government in pulling out of talks with the U.S. and the Taliban. Also: President Obama calls for an international reduction in nuclear arms, scientists swarm to observe the noisy life cycle of the cicada, Sen. Tim Kaine discusses immigration reform and actor John Lithgow argues for the value of an education in the humanities. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The Senate continues to work on a sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system, moving toward a final vote before the July 4 deadline. In a one-on-one conversation, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., talks with Ray Suarez about his immigration bill priorities and working with the House on comprehensive reform. Continue
PBS NewsHour
President Barack Obama said the U.S. could reduce its stockpile of long-range nuclear weapons by up to a third, and called upon Russia to make similar cuts. Margaret Warner gets reactions to Mr. Obama's call from former State and Defense Department official Eric Edelman and Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A call was put out by the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences for a commitment to the study of the humanities. Actor John Lithgow and President of Duke University Richard Brodhead join NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about how a humanities education supports a lifelong mission of learning. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A day after an announcement that the Afghan government would open negotiations with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai reversed that decision, raising objections including the Taliban's use of its formal name at its new office in Qatar. Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. over security conditions. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Since the introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006, the number of new infections of human papillomavirus or HPV among teen girls has plummeted in the United States, CDC officials announced on Wednesday. Continue
POV
Learn more about the economics of the funeral business with this brief overview from POV. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Students of Sentinel High School in Montana explore the controversy of the Whitefish Jesus statue. Continue
