Jun 12 Watch 8:56 William Inge Theater Festival Honors Playwrights By PBS News Hour The William Inge Theater Festival started on Monday in the small town of Independence, Kansas. The festival has honored America's great playwrights for the past twenty-five years. Continue watching
Jun 07 Hurricane Katrina Displaced 400,000 Gulf Coast Residents, Report Says By PBS News Hour Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused more than 400,000 people to flee New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 06 Harvard Researchers Start Cloning Human Embryos with Private Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour Harvard researchers announced Tuesday that they have begun efforts to clone human embryos to create stem cells by using private funding to get around federal funding restrictions. Continue reading
Jun 05 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases on Race in Schools By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would consider a pair of cases which takes race into account when assigning students to high schools. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Student Competition Spurs Interest in Poetry Students compete in National Poetry Out Loud, the first annual poetry recitation contest. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Immigration Reforms Could Change Hiring Practices Proposed immigration reforms in Congress could change hiring practices. Continue watching
May 25 United States Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill By PBS News Hour The Senate on Thursday passed an immigration bill that tightens border security and puts many illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. Continue reading
May 25 Abbas to Issue Referendum on Whether the Palestinians Should Recognizing Israel By Admin, PBS News Hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he would call a referendum on whether the Palestinian government should accept Israel if Hamas does not back the idea within 10 days. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Senate Vote Reignites Debate Over English Language A recent Senate vote has reignited the debate over whether English should be made the official language of the Unites States. Continue watching
May 19 Watch New Film Latest Chapter in Da Vinci Code Phenomenon This weekend's opening of The Da Vinci Code in thousands of theaters across the country is the latest in a cultural phenomenon that has swept through churches and bookstores. Jeffrey Brown reports on the book and its impact. Continue watching