Jul 09 Essay: In Cleveland, 'The Decision' Adds LeBron to a List of Sports Heartaches ESPN's hourlong special on LeBron James' free agency choice was called "The Decision." To Cleveland fans, it will go down as "The Betrayal." At 9:28 p.m. EST Thursday, the NBA superstar announced, "In this fall, I'm going to… Continue reading
Jul 09 Social Media in 2020 and Beyond If you're one of those people who don't get all the fuss over Twitter and YouTube, hoping they'll simply go away, you may not want to read the results of a new survey by the Pew Internet & American… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Amid Media Hype and Cleveland Hopes, LeBron James Moves to Miami NBA star LeBron James announced Thursday that he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat. Judy Woodruff reports on the media frenzy surrounding his decision and examines the reactions of fans in both Cleveland and Miami with… Continue watching
Jul 08 It's Official: LeBron James Picks Miami By Murrey Jacobson Updated 8:00 a.m. EST Fans in Miami rejoiced. The longtime faithful in Cleveland mourned, with some going so far as to burn his famous jersey. And many of the rest of us were bemused, amused, or irritated by the… Continue reading
Jul 08 Solar Power Takes to the Skies With 26-Hour Flight By Lauren Knapp An experimental plane powered only by solar energy completed 26 hours of non-stop flying over Switzerland Thursday. The Rundown took a look at the feat and asked for some reactions to the Solar Impulse test flight from around… Continue reading
Jul 08 LeBron's Big Choice: The Dollars and Cents of His Next Host City By Dante Chinni Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. EST LeBron James will come down from Mount Basketball with an announcement. After months of deliberation, James, the 26-year-old NBA All-Star, will reveal to the world what many are waiting to hear: which of the… Continue reading
Jul 08 On Thursday's NewsHour... U.S.-RUSSIA SPY SWAP | The United States is expected to trade Russians arrested on charges of espionage for convicted spies being held in Russia. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Hosenball, a reporter for Newsweek, and former CIA Counsel General… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Military-Media Relationship Examined After McChrystal's Ouster After a Rolling Stone profile led to the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal , the Pentagon is changing the rules on its relationship with the news media. Continue watching
Jul 07 Exclusive: Newly Published Mark Twain Essay, 'Concerning the Interview' By News Desk Thanks to the Mark Twain Foundation and its trustees, the PBS NewsHour brings you for the first known time in print an essay by the American literary giant on a topic dear to our hearts -- the journalistic… Continue reading