May 04 CNET Editor on 3G iPad, Competition in Tablet Market, Robotic Diet Assistant By Hari Sreenivasan We spoke with CNET Executive Editor Molly Wood on "NewsHour Plus" back when the iPad was unveiled following months of speculation. We brought her back to chat about the rollout of the 3G iPad and whether that… Continue reading
May 03 On Monday's NewsHour... GULF OIL CLEANUP | BP said it will pay to clean up the oil slick still spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. Judy Woodruff gets the latest update on the crisis from correspondent Tom Bearden in Louisiana. POLITICAL FUTURE OF… Continue reading
May 03 Weekly Poem: 'Reading Stephen Crane's 'War Is Kind' to My Husband' By Tom LeGro Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war. Continue reading
May 03 International Treaties By PBS News Hour The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States was in full gear when the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis brought the two powers to the brink of global thermonuclear war. Continue reading
Apr 30 A Downbeat Derby Weekend: Writer Trots Out Horse Racing's Money Woes By Jeffrey Brown This annual running of the Kentucky Derby -- this weekend marks the 136th running -- is meant to mark a joyous time of the year, with its frilly hats, mint juleps, betting slips, and of course, the horses. Continue reading
Apr 30 Senate Primary Heats Up in Arkansas By Spencer Michels _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f05qe7c',482,304,""); One of the things U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln told me that irks her the most about Washington is the fact that she can't get a direct, non-stop flight from the capital to Little Rock. She's the senator from… Continue reading
Apr 30 On Friday's NewsHour... GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS CONTINUES | Tom Bearden reports from Louisiana as high winds and waves push oil ashore and into sensitive wetland areas. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks to Admiral Thad Allen, head of the Coast Guard, and professor… Continue reading
Apr 30 A Return to Vietnam and Reflections on a Divisive War By Larisa Epatko This week marks 35 years since the end of the conflict in Vietnam. Throughout the week, we've talked to authors, a photographer who covered the war, and Vietnamese-Americans who recently returned to their country of birth. Continue reading
Apr 30 Conversation: Peter Berg, Creator and Executive Producer of 'Friday Night Lights' By Molly Finnegan NBC's television drama "Friday Night Lights," shows football as the raison d'etre for the small, fictional community of Dillon, Tx., but its residents also learn that life is about much more than touchdowns. Continue reading
Apr 30 Witness to the End, Photographer Reflects on Vietnam By Mike Fritz Thirty-five years ago, White House photographer David Hume Kennerly knew he was on the verge of capturing a historic moment. President Gerald Ford had convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council in the Roosevelt Room and was poised… Continue reading