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    On Tuesday's NewsHour...

    Feb 16, 2010 09:34 PM EDT

    ... explores the rising tide of anti-Washington sentiment across the country. Her guests: Stuart Rothenberg, Editor and Publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report; and Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of The Hotline. EGYPT RECYCLING: Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Cairo on innovative approaches to resolving the Egyptian ...

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    Extended Interview: Don Hewitt

    May 25, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    Well, do you know who really is responsible for the big money thing? Barbara Walters broke the million-dollar barrier. Terry, I remember the day when Walter Cronkite called me into his office and said, close the door, I got something to tell you. He said I just got a ...

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    Don Hewitt's Perspective

    May 25, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    ... it other things, beyond economic pressure, when you look at the television news? Is it the phenomenon of the 24-hour cable news and the recycling of the product? I mean, is that ... what's been the impact of that? DON HEWITT: You deal with something called attention span. And ...

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    Life in Cuba

    Jul 02, 2001 04:28 PM EDT

    ... level of "ideological and political integration." Groups organized by city block, known as Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, supervise such socialized tasks as recycling, health campaigns and street night patrol. Men are required to perform two years of military service between the ages of 16 and 30, although ...

  • Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

    Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

    Jun 15, 2026 08:50 PM EDT

    ... for whom he was originally a gift, becoming what Gómez describes as the boy's inseparable companion.“Merlin had already become famous for selling bottled water,” Gómez said, recalling her surprise at her pet’s sudden rise to fame. “He is always with us; we never imagined he’d become ...

  • Farmers restore native grasslands to combat drying soil

    Farmers restore native grasslands to combat drying soil

    Sep 09, 2021 07:17 PM EDT

    ... to germinate crops, soil can blow away — just as it did during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. "We wasted the hell out of the water," says Black, recalling how farmers irrigated when he was a kid — as if it would last forever. Water flooded furrows or sprayed in high ...

  • Hurricane Ida leaves no power, no flights, scant drinking water for many

    Hurricane Ida leaves no power, no flights, scant drinking water for many

    Aug 31, 2021 01:58 PM EDT

    ... their generators. He also had a plan for food: "I have a gas grill and charcoal grill."Some places are also facing shortages of drinking water. Eighteen water systems were out, affecting more than 312,000 people, and an additional 14 systems serving 329,000 people were under boil-water ...

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    20 Years Later, Chernobyl Still Weighs on Nuclear Efforts

    Apr 26, 2006 04:00 AM EDT

    ... the number of plants you're suggesting would be built?PATRICK MOORE: Yes, we certainly have. And, fortunately, the Energy Act lifted the ban on recycling spent fuel or used fuel. It's not fair to call it nuclear waste, because 95 percent of the potential energy still remains in ...

  • Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

    Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

    Jul 24, 2026 04:39 PM EDT

    ... this week said they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of the multistate outbreak. The company last week announced it was recalling iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico. On Thursday, the FDA announced it was investigating a separate outbreak of cyclospora reported in 72 people. Regulators ...

  • U.S. health officials investigate new outbreak of parasite cyclospora

    U.S. health officials investigate new outbreak of parasite cyclospora

    Jul 23, 2026 07:42 PM EDT

    ... week said they remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a separate, multistate outbreak. The company last week announced it was recalling iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico. Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly ...