Oct 21 Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Juvenile Death Penalty Case By Admin A closely divided Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal to review a case that challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for people convicted of crimes they committed when they were younger than age 18. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Conversation: “Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy” Media correspondent Terence Smith interviews Jane Leavy about her new book on baseball legend Sandy Koufax. Continue watching
Oct 18 Vatican Rejects U.S. Bishops’ Sexual Abuse Policy The Vatican on Friday rejected a new sexual abuse policy developed by U.S. bishops, saying elements of its zero-tolerance doctrine conflict with universal church laws and could threaten the rights of accused priests. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Essay: In-N-Out Burger Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming gets her fast food fix. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Conversation: Sandra Cisneros Ray Suarez speaks with writer Sandra Cisneros about her new book, "Caramelo," which follows the tale of a Mexican-American family over multiple generations. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Conversation: Salman Rushdie Author Salman Rushdie talks with Ray Suarez about his new book, "Step Across This Line," a collection of non-fiction. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Nobel Prize for Literature Jim Lehrer discusses the work of Hungarian writer Imre Kertesz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, with Katharina Wilson, translator for two of the author's novels and a professor of comparative literature at the University of Georgia. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Poetry: Sinking Feeling Former poet laureate and NewsHour contributor Robert Pinsky offers some poetic solace to those hit hard by the stock market. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Essay: Spying Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune visits the International Spy Museum in Washington. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch How We Live: Philadelphia As part of the ongoing "How We Live" series, Ray Suarez takes a look at the effort to rebuild old neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Continue watching