Arts Nov 18 From the archives: Doris Lessing’s unfinished business with ‘Ben, in the World’ EmbedVideo(8022); Ray Suarez talks to writer Doris Lessing about her novel, "Ben in the World." This interview first aired in 2000. Video by PBS NewsHour. In 2000, Ray Suarez interviewed Doris Lessing about "Ben, in the World,"…
Politics Nov 17 Senate showdown over military sexual assault bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape and sexual assault in the military an independent route outside the chain of…
Nation Nov 13 Angry HealthCare.gov users took out anger on ‘face’ of website Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News Video by ABC News President Barack Obama isn't the only person feeling the heat from HealthCare.gov's troubles. The woman, whose smile greeted the website's visitors, told ABC News' "Good…
Nation Nov 12 #insidenewshour: Former VP Dick Cheney Talking to VP Cheney tonight about his medical odyssey. @NewsHour — gwen ifill (@gwenifill) November 12, 2013 Gwen's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney will air tonight on the PBS NewsHour.
Nation Nov 11 100 Dead after typhoon hits Somali coast Photo Courtesy of CIA World Factbook According to Somali President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, 100 people were killed over the weekend, when a tropical cyclone reached Puntland, a north-eastern region of Somalia. Thousands of livestock died and hundreds…
Politics Nov 08 Obama doesn’t claim to be Programmer-in-Chief “I promise you, nobody has been more frustrated. I wanted to go in and fix it myself, but I don’t write code.” President Barack Obama, speaking in New Orleans on the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov…
Nation Nov 06 Pour the egg nog but hold the rum: Index predicts a less vice-full holiday season Photo by Flickr user Prettywar With the last of the discounted Halloween candy vanishing from retailers' shelves, it's now that time of year where some have already started to cue the Christmas music for holiday shoppers. But if you're…
Poetry Nov 04 Weekly Poem: Dexter L. Booth reads ‘The Body’ The Body By Dexter L. Booth They split the hog down the middle. It was cold and raining, I remember the steam and the knife and the squeal and how they all left the body like a ghost. They lasted…
Nation Nov 02 Think generic means cheap? Think again // NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on the surprising disparity in pricing for generic drugs. Generics, generally thought to be cheap, can actually vary widely in price from pharmacy to pharmacy, causing some to skip medications altogether.
Arts Oct 31 Banksy’s residency on the streets of New York comes to an end Banksy's work titled "Queens." After a month-long residency on the streets of New York City, the anonymous street artist known only as Banksy has finished his tear upon the town. His final installation is an inflatable…