• No image

    From 'Friends' to Opponents, Enzi and Cheney Will Test Wyo. Conservatives

    Jul 17, 2013 01:25 PM EDT

    ... Good things may happen.— Mo Cowan (@mocowan) July 16, 2013 Our August cover. The photo shoot was not 11 hours. #txlege pic.twitter.com/uG2vBvp9Je— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) July 16, 2013 Moving in on Newt's turf MT @HillaryClinton: Went to Central Pk Zoo to meet w/wildlife experts about ...

  • No image

    Struck By a Turtle? Crushed By a Merchant Ship? There's a Code for That

    Mar 04, 2013 04:56 PM EDT

    ... Services. On Monday's PBS NewsHour broadcast, senior correspondent Ray Suarez takes an in-depth look at why the largest health care groups in central Texas decided to drop all new Medicare patients. Tune in. In the meantime, let's delve a little deeper into the intrigues of ICD-10 ...

  • No image

    Swarming Lights and Tadpole Trains Bring Public Transit to Life

    Dec 05, 2012 05:20 PM EDT

    ... moldy bread? It turns out about one-third of all the bread produced gets thrown away. That's a lot of waste. A company in Texas has developed a preservative technique that keeps bread and other foods mold-free for up to 60 days. The result: less wasted food. But ...

  • No image

    BP to Pay Largest Fine in U.S. History, Admit Guilt in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

    Nov 15, 2012 11:20 PM EDT

    ... the settlement, BP will pay $1.25 billion in fines, the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history. Another $2.4 billion will go for wildlife and coastal restoration. And the oil company will pay $500 million for misleading investors by underestimating the size of the spill. BP also agreed ...

  • No image

    Jobs Dominate Political Agenda for Obama, Republican Rivals

    Oct 14, 2011 10:03 PM EDT

    ... have been lost. The entire community would have been devastated. RAY SUAREZ: Meanwhile, at a Pittsburgh steel mill, one of the president's Republican challengers, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, unveiled his energy and jobs proposal. It would involve opening more federal lands, such as Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...

  • No image

    Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Elicits Protests

    Aug 29, 2011 09:43 PM EDT

    ... Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The proposed Keystone XL pipeline could carry crude oil some 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast in Texas. The State Department released a "Final Environmental Impact Statement" on the project, which is also known as the "tar sands" pipeline because of the ...

  • No image

    Schweitzer Confident of Full Oil Spill Cleanup, Future Pipelines Will Be OK

    Jul 05, 2011 10:31 PM EDT

    ... all over the world to see the rivers that run through it. Eleven million people visit every year to see Montana's remarkable landscape and wildlife. And we want to make sure that this river, like the rest of the rivers of Montana, are completely restored for this generation and ...

  • No image

    Liveblogging the Tony Hayward Hearing

    Jun 18, 2010 12:37 AM EDT

    The Rundown is covering Thursday's congressional subcommittee hearing on the oil leak (View complete coverage.), featuring testimony by BP CEO Tony Hayward. We'll offer updates (all times ET) and insights from the NewsHour news desk, as well as comments and reaction from three analysts:   Byron King, energy analyst at Agora Financial   Lisa Margonelli,...

  • No image

    Oil Execs Grilled Over Spill Readiness; Fire Delays Containment Effort

    Jun 15, 2010 07:08 PM EDT

    *Updated 4:47 p.m. ET *| BP PLC spokesman Bill Salvin told The Associated Press Tuesday afternoon that a drillship resumed capturing oil about five hours after a fire caused an emergency shutdown. He said there was no damage reported to the containment cap, and the Coast Guard approved restarting the system. "If we believed it...

  • No image

    Behind the Special 'Drilling Mud' That Helps Clog the Oil Leak

    May 28, 2010 08:19 PM EDT

    The key to stemming the stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico may be as clear as mud. Spill officials said this morning that blasting the leaking well with "heavy drilling mud" seem to be working to hold back the flow of oil. But the full success of the "top kill" effort may...