Feb 27 Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill… Continue watching
Feb 27 Remembering Master Pianist, Maestro Van Cliburn By News Desk // 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… Continue reading
Feb 27 Shrinking Snow Means Steep Slide for Ski Industry By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Winter sports like skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling all rely on long, snowy winters for a profitable season. But climate change is creating uncertain conditions for winter sports and the industries that surround them. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Did Embattled Confirmation Process Weaken New Defense Secretary Hagel? Did Embattled Confirmation Process Weaken New Defense Secretary Hagel?… Continue watching
Feb 26 Holmes Dixon Crossed the Altar, Busted Barriers Jane Holmes Dixon was the second woman bishop in the Episcopal Church and served as the Bishop of Washington pro tempore from 2001-2002. In honor of "Makers: Women Who Make America," Ray Suarez remembers a woman who inspired his family. Continue reading
Feb 26 Obama Visits Virginia Shipyard to Put Sequester Squeeze on GOP By Terence Burlij President Obama will visit Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest manufacturing employer in Virginia, Tuesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Obama will visit a Virginia shipyard Tuesday to warn of the negative consequences from automatic spending cuts set to take… Continue reading
Feb 25 Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Leaves Legacy on AIDS, Smoking Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died on Monday at the age of 96. Photo by AFP/Getty. On Monday afternoon, Dr. Charles Everett Koop, the former surgeon general who delivered straightforward talks on AIDS and smoking, passed away in… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Newsmaker Interview with Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Jim Lehrer interviewed Surgeon General C. Everett Koop on the anniversary of the first surgeon general's report on smoking. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Does the White House Use Social Media to Circumvent the Press? Does the White House Use Social Media to Circumvent the Press?… Continue watching