Jan 30 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 30 Chen Guangcheng: Chinese Government ‘Still Wants to Control Everything’ By Larisa Epatko Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng told NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez Wednesday that China's new leaders are more of the same "so I would not expect too much" by way of change. Continue reading
Jan 30 Scientist Seeks Connection Between Fire and Ice in Greenland At this part of the ice sheet in Greenland, where the loss of winter snow during each melt season exposes dirty bare ice, the surface reflectivity drops from 85 percent to 30 percent, Box found in one of… Continue reading
Jan 30 Inside a Bomb-Proof Israeli Hospital By P. J. Tobia Will Israel take military action against Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon? It is a question that has been asked and answered in dozens of different ways over the last year, with heated… Continue reading
Jan 30 Obama’s Immigration Push to Test Limits of Bipartisan Framework By Terence Burlij President Obama points to the crowd after delivering remarks on immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas on Jan. 29. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. In his call for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration system… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Iraq War Vet Receives Rare Double Arm Transplant Former solider and Iraq war veteran Sgt. Brendan Marrocco is the recent recepient of a double arm transplant, which took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Marrocco lost all of his limbs during a roadside bomb attack in the spring of… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Ancient Manuscripts May Be Among Casualties of Malian Islamist Conflict Ancient Manuscripts May Be Among Casualties of Malian Islamist Conflict… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 29 Obama Says ‘Now Is the Time’ for Comprehensive Immigration Reform EmbedVideo(5596, 482, 304); In Nevada Tuesday, President Obama outlined his vision for immigration reform, insisting that "now is the time" for action while embracing a bipartisan plan detailed by the so-called "Gang of Eight" senators Monday. You… Continue reading
Jan 29 The Tuesday Cutline…a Winner! By Colleen Shalby By George, your submissions were witty. Ranging from the first president's insecurity that the portrait adds weight, to his disbelief that he's in fact dead. But our favorite caption suggested that George was a bit out-of-touch with modern society. Continue reading