Aug 24 Battle for the Black Hills By Francine Uenuma Members of the Great Sioux Nation in South Dakota are refusing $1.3 billion in federal funds, held in trust after parts of the resource-rich Black Hills were taken from them in 1877. Now, tribal leaders are fighting to reclaim some… Continue reading
Aug 24 Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion Members of the Great Sioux Nation could pocket a large sum set aside by the government for taking the resource-rich Black Hills away from the tribes in 1877. But leaders say the sacred land was never, and still isn't, for… Continue reading
Aug 24 Around the Nation Here are three arts or performance videos you may have missed from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Aug 24 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, an earthquake Tuesday caused some damage to D.C. landmarks. Continue reading
Aug 24 Are Public Pensions a ‘Gravy Train’ and Other Answers To Your Questions Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here are Wednesday's queries. Name: Ava Stanton Question: The rating agencies that sold us down… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 7:38 For Great Sioux Nation, Black Hills Can’t Be Bought for $1.3 Billion By Mike Fritz, Hari Sreenivasan Nine Sioux tribes have been locked in a land dispute since 1877, when the government broke a treaty setting aside the Black Hills as part of their reservation. However, there is a chance that the Great Sioux Nation's long struggle… Continue watching
Aug 23 President Obama’s Shelf Awareness Like many Americans, presidents often turn to a good book to ease a troubled mind, and dissecting their summer reading lists has become a bit of an annual tradition. Continue reading
Aug 23 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, two great American pop songwriters have died. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch In Karachi, a Call for Calm Amid Deadly Ethnic Violence Violence has never been a stranger to the people of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center. However, as fighting has worsened in recent months, some citizens are trying to stem the tide. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an appeal… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Something Touched My Heart’ by Travis Nichols Travis Nichols reads "Something Touched My Heart," from his book, "See Me Improving."… Continue watching