Sep 11 Blind? You can get a gun permit in Iowa Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images A controversial Iowa state law prohibits denying the right to carry a gun based on physical ability, including blindness. To do otherwise, supporters claim, is illegal discrimination based on disability. Continue reading
Sep 11 Can you swim? James Bond’s submarine car Lotus Esprit auctioned for $1 million .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The car that converted into… Continue reading
Sep 11 America’s underground adopted children trade Photo by Ben Nguyen/Flick Many parents spend years waiting to adopt a child, but some decide to give up their newest family members days after receiving them. An investigative report released Monday exposes the vast underground network of… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Exhibit of War Photography Pulls Between the Aesthetics and Horror of Conflict Exhibit of War Photography Pulls Between the Aesthetics and Horror of Conflict… Continue watching
Sep 10 Telling the Stories Behind the Images of ‘WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY’ By Victoria Fleischer Dmitri Baltermants, 1912-1990 Attack — Eastern Front WWII, 1941 Gelatin silver print, printed 1960 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Gift of Michael Poulos in honor of Mary Kay Poulos, 1997, © Russian Photo Association, Razumberg Emil Anasovich. Continue reading
Sep 09 From the NewsHour Vault: This Day in History .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The NewsHour… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch The Connection: Combating Homelessness From Bogota, Columbia to Columbia, S.C., Hari Sreenivasan reports on the drastically different ways communities are responding to homelessness within their borders. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch A Candid Conversation with Stephen Sondheim Jeffrey Brown sits down for a candid conversation with the celebrated composer and songwriter, Stephen Sondheim. The conversation took place at the prestigious MacDowell arts colony. In its 106 years, MacDowell has honored the likes of Aaron Copland, Philip Roth,… Continue watching
Sep 08 Art for Art’s Sake: A Conversation with Michael Chabon By Elisabeth Ponsot // Celebrated author Michael Chabon speaks with NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown about the artists colony community in Peterborough, N.H. The first time author Michael Chabon came to the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H., it was 1996 and he was the… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch The Connection: Contradictory Marijuana Laws Just 10 days ago, the Obama administration said as long as strict regulations are in place, it will not challenge marijuana laws in states that have passed bills allowing recreational use of the drug. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the… Continue watching