Arts Sep 02 Luddites rejoice! Americans still prefer printed books The printed book remains the popular choice for readers over their digital counterparts, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Nation Aug 31 What’s it like being a black man in Milwaukee? By several counts, Milwaukee ranks as the worst city to live for black Americans. The NewsHour spoke with several black men about their experiences living in the city.
World Aug 19 Olympic highlights from Day 13: ‘World’s greatest athlete’ wins again A cold shower paid off for Ashton Eaton and Helen Louise Maroulis made history by beating her role model in wrestling at the Rio Olympics.
Nation Aug 18 Uber to launch fleet of self-driving Volvos. Will Pittsburgh residents hop in? As part of a $300 million deal with Volvo, Uber said it will produce a fleet of 100 self-driving XC90 vehicles for the test program by the end of the year. The test program will start in Pittsburgh.
World Aug 18 Olympic highlights from Day 12: For the first time, Americans take 1-2-3 in Rio track and field; Bolt takes a second look Watch another Olympic first from Wednesday, in which three Americans took all three medals in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
World Aug 12 Olympic highlights from Day 6: Two Simones lead U.S. to gold Simone Manuel became the first black woman to win an individual swimming event. And Simon Biles officially claimed her crown as the best gymnast in the world.
World Aug 11 Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan’s ‘Superman’ is a legend, even if he won’t admit it Wednesday night, the competition in the men’s gymnastics all-around was an extremely close race between Japan's Kohei Uchimura and Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev.
World Aug 10 Olympic highlights from Day 4: ‘Final Five’ tumbles to gold, U.S. dominates in Rio pool After her teammates Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez performed exceptionally on the floor, American gymnast Simone Biles only needed better than 7.591 for her routine to secure the Olympic gold medal for the U.S. on Tuesday.
World Aug 09 What to watch tonight in Rio: Simone Biles and Team USA set sights on women’s gymnastics gold Simone Biles and Team USA look to dominate women's gymnastics, Michael Phelps sets his sights on a little payback and divers search for an answer to why their pool is green.
World Aug 09 Olympic highlights from Day 3: Finger wags, boos and Michael Phelps’ face A roundup of who racked up gold medals in swimming, plus other noteworthy moments from Monday.