Oct 12 Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and…
Oct 12 Will Congress allow a government default? The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues thwarting negotiations and…
Education Sep 28 Students Speak Out on the Biggest Issues in Education On American Graduate Day, community organizations, celebrities and educators acknowledge their commitment to keeping at-risk students in school. PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs participated by asking students around the country about their most pressing issues in education.
Politics Sep 12 British Columbia Drunk Driving Deaths Cut Nearly in Half New drunk-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%) in alcohol-related fatalities over the past two years. Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to…
Politics Sep 05 Obama Lobbying Lawmakers on Syria From Overseas President Barack Obama has pushed Congress members for authorization to launch limited military strikes on Syria, in response to the use of chemical weapons. But a significant number of lawmakers remain unconvinced or in opposition to U.S. action.
Education Aug 13 In Defining What Public School Students Should Know, Teachers Wonder 'How?' In Defining What Public School Students Should Know, Teachers Wonder 'How?'…
Aug 13 Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century…