Aug 29 U.S. Drone Attacks on Suspected Terrorists Stir Controversy Drone photo by Wikipedia commons. The reported death of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has brought new attention to America's reliance on unpiloted drone strike missiles as an effective way to go after terrorists, but also new animosity between… Continue reading
Aug 26 Shields and Brooks on Rick Perry’s Rise, Cheney’s Book and Peyton Manning It has been forever and a day since we got the band back together. By that, I mean of course syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to talk about the politics of sport and the… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument in Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Aug 26 Cars of the Future May Keep Us Safe Behind the Wheel at Any Age On Thursday's NewsHour, we featured an excerpt of the film "Old People Driving" as part of our Economist Film Project series. The new documentary looks at the stories of two seniors, still driving as they approach their 100th… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about how the coach is coping and staying focused on… Continue watching
Aug 23 Republican Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi’s Downfall By David Chalian Libyans gather in front of the White House Sunday night to celebrate the rebel advance on Tripoli. Photo by Stephane Jourdain/AFP/Getty Images. One of Mitt Romney's guiding principles for his 2012 run for the White House is to avoid weighing… Continue reading
Aug 22 Military Bastions Join Defense Officials, Lobbyists in Fighting Possible Cuts Reniah Krause, 2, clings to her father Sgt. Joseph Krause in June at Fort Carson, Colo., after he and fellow soldiers arrived back from Afghanistan; John Moore/Getty Images The debt-busting congressional super committee has yet to hold its… Continue reading
Aug 22 Brain-Eating Amoeba Lurk in U.S. Lakes. But Should You Worry? Photo by Flickr user Toby Simkin. Brain-eating amoeba, found in warm lakes, streams, and hot springs, are back. Or more accurately, they never went away. Three people have died in recent weeks after attacks from a single-celled… Continue reading
Aug 18 America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What’s Changed in 10 Years As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks draws closer, The PBS NewsHour and our public media colleagues have been seeking out your views on what's changed in the United States over the past decade. Some of you have… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What’s Changed Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the NewsHour and local PBS stations have launched a new project called the 9/11 Video Quilt. We've collected reflections from Americans across the country about what's changed since 2001. Here's… Continue watching