Jul 02 Watch Alabama’s Oiled Beach Towns Brace for Big Tourist Season Losses As the remnants of Hurricane Alex dissipated over Mexico, a bigger influx of crude from the churning waves washed onto Gulf shores. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Alabama, where beaches and nearby businesses now sit nearly empty. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Civil Rights Luminary Dorothy Height Dies at 98 Gwen Ifill remembers civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height, who was a leader in both the African-American and women's rights movements. She died Tuesday at age 98. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Muted on Weak Job Numbers In other news, stocks rose slightly Friday despite news that the economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, and the FBI arrested two men suspected of planning terror attacks in New York. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Michelle Obama’s Ancestry Reveals Intriguing Slave Tale Jeffrey Brown examines first lady Michelle Obama's ancestral path as the descendant of a slave. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch New Statue Honors Helen Keller A bronze statue of Helen Keller was unveiled to Congress Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Ala. Highway Exposes Challenges of Transit Planning As part of an ongoing series of reports on the nation's infrastructure, special correspondent Rick Karr examines a dispute in Alabama over a nearly 50-year-old federal highway program. Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Other News: Fatal Shootings in Alabama, Germany In other news, an Alabama gunman killed 10 people before taking his own life, in what has become the state's biggest mass killing. In Germany, a teenage gunman killed 15 people before turning the gun on himself. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, recounts how Northrop Grumman garnered the Air Force's contract for building new air tankers, and how his state would benefit. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Cleanup Begins After Intense Storms Wreak Deadly Havoc on South Powerful storms and tornados tore across five southern states Tuesday night, leaving at least 54 dead. After a report on the weather disaster, the governor of Tennessee details the cleanup efforts and a weather expert offers insight on the storms. Continue watching
Feb 06 Deadly Storms Pound Southern States By PBS News Hour Tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped across several southern states Tuesday night, killing at least 44 people and injuring hundreds more. Continue reading