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An historic moment at 'PBS NewsHour'

Thirty years ago, the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour debuted. Monday night on PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill mark another milestone when they take over the anchor desk and become the first female co-anchor team in broadcast history. Tune…

South Carolina city council reconsiders its policy on the homeless

Video still by PBS NewsHour Check out the excellent coverage by the reporters on the ground @yesevamoore of @FreeTimesSC. Hari Sreenivasan reported how various cities from Bogota, Columbia to Columbia, S.C. are responding to homelessness.

Giving low-income students the dream and guidance to attend top schools

At Princeton University, 60 high school seniors came from all over the nation to attend an intensive six-week summer boot camp that encourages top-notch, low-income students to apply to the most selective schools in the country. Its goal is ambitious:…

A year after Hurricane Sandy, N.J. shore faces mold problem

Video still by PBS NewsHour Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey shore last fall, but the area is still reeling from the storm's aftermath, now in the form of mold. According to a USA Today report, mold…

Obama administration steps up visibility from the Situation Room

Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images President Barack Obama's administration is out in force in Washington Monday as officials and the president work to sell his Syria resolution. In addition to the all-member briefing by Secretary of State…

Do you have Caffeine Use Disorder?

Photo by Flickr user @Doug88888 "More Research Urgently Needed on Caffeine" -- That's the energetic headline on the latest release from researchers at the Journal of Caffeine Research, who just published "Caffeine Use Disorder:…

Long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting discovered in Norwegian attic

Photo by Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images After two years of research, the Van Gogh Museum unveiled the Vincent van Gogh's "Sunset at Montmajour" in Amsterdam. The landscape painting dates back to 1888 and depicts the countryside…

FROM THE WIRE

The State Department said the U.S. will take a "hard look" at the Russian proposal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons. (AP)…

Guess who gets a basketball-themed birthday bash from Dennis Rodman

The former NBA great has made headlines from his visits to North Korea and the reclusive dictator Kim Jong-un, and now Rodman has announced plans to help train the North Korean Olympic basketball team and organize a game…

Iowa congressman calls on Boehner to cancel September recess

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, has asked House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to cancel Congress's September recess as lawmakers begin to address the issue of a possible attack in Syria. The Des Moines Register's Jennifer Jacobs tweeted this morning that Braley…