Jun 26 Amid Recession, U.S. Savings Rate Hits Highest Mark Since 1993 By PBS News Hour As the longest recession since World War II drags on, Americans are responding by shying away from spending, opting instead to save money at the fastest pace in 15 years, a new report shows. Continue reading
Jun 26 Around the Nation, Friday Roundup Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies at Age 50 Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday evening after arriving at a Los Angeles hospital in a deep coma. Jim Lehrer talks to USA Today music critic Steve Jones about the singer's career. Continue watching
Jun 25 Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies at 50 By Arts Desk Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon of an apparent cardiac arrest, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jackson was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center by the paramedics after they found him at his home not breathing and tried to… Continue reading
Jun 25 Actress, '70s Icon Farrah Fawcett Dies After High-profile Cancer Battle Actress Farrah Fawcett, best known for starring in the 1970s TV hit "Charlie's Angels," died Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., following a battle with cancer. She was 62. Continue reading
Jun 24 National Symphony Orchestra Tours China By Arts Desk China is home to stars like the pianist Lang Lang, it has vast numbers of music students, it's the world's largest exporter of musical instruments, and it's building new venues to hear music all the time. Continue reading
Jun 24 Fed Keeps Key Rate at Record Low By PBS News Hour The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the recession is easing, but that the U.S. economy likely will remain fragile and limit the threat of inflation. Continue reading
Jun 24 In Case You Missed It: The Shape of the Recovery On last night’s NewsHour, Paul examined the debate raging over which shape the economic recovery might take. Some economists are predicting a V-shaped recovery — a steep period of decline followed by an equally steep period of growth. Others are… Continue reading
Jun 24 Kodak Retires Iconic Kodachrome Film Eastman Kodak Co. announced this week that it was retiring its iconic Kodachrome film because of declining demand. Introduced in 1935, Kodachrome became the world's first commercially successful color film. Continue reading
Jun 23 Tonight Show's Ed McMahon Dies at Age 86 Ed McMahon, television's most famous late-night sidekick, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. The cause has not been released, though a friend reported he had been suffering from bone cancer, as well as other illnesses, for the last few years. He… Continue reading