Poetry Apr 02

Jeffrey Brown talks with Gerald Stern, one of America's most acclaimed poets. At 87, Stern received the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress for his collection, "Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992." Stern reflects on his working class…

Nation Mar 20

On Wednesday's NewsHour: President Obama kicked off a four-day trip to the Middle East, reaffirming U.S. support for Israel Were chemical weapons used in the Syrian war? An update on gun-control legislation An E.R. doctor's stories of…

Nation Mar 18

On Monday's NewsHour: Supreme Court justices consider an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration Then, the banking crisis in Cyprus as European Union leaders call for a tax on saving accounts Israel's new governing coalition…

Nation Mar 04

On Monday's NewsHour: The first baby cured of HIV President Obama fills out his energy and environment team Some doctors opting out of Medicare And, more warning words to Iran from Vice President Joe Biden While the…

Nation Mar 01

On Friday's NewsHour: The deadline to reach an alternative to mandatory budget cuts has come without a deal -- we'll look at the immediate impacts and those to come Unrest still seethes in Egypt, putting the economy…

Nation Feb 27

// This video first aired on PBS NewsHour April 11, 2008. Read the full transcript. Van Cliburn, the classical pianist who was vaulted on the world stage when, at the age of 23, he won the first International Tchaikovsky…

Nation Feb 21

On Thursday's NewsHour: Fast food dips to 11 percent of the American diet Another Republican governor signs on to Medicaid expansion A bombing, the deadliest in nine months, hits the heart of Damascus And "After Newtown," the gun…

World Feb 21

Warning: Some images in the slide show are graphic. Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic recently spent a month on the frontlines of the war in Syria. Below is his account of what he saw. By Goran Tomasevic of Reuters DAMASCUS,…

Nation Feb 19

On Tuesday's NewsHour: Is the Chinese military behind cyber-attacks on U.S. agencies and companies? At the Supreme Court, a farmer's will against agribusiness After Newtown: The impact of violent video games And, the Oscar Pistorius case While the…

Nation Feb 18

On Monday's NewsHour: We kick off a week-long PBS focus on guns called After Newtown, looking at the debate nationwide The Keystone pipeline controversy Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela And the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Invisible War" While the above…