Jan 09 Americans Far Less Healthy, Die Younger Than Global Peers, Study Finds Americans die sooner and experience unhealthier lives than residents in other high-income countries even though the United States spends far more on health care, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences. This health… Continue reading
Jan 09 The LIBOR Scandal: Not that Big a Deal? By Paul Solman Former Barclays chairman Marcus Agius faced the Parliamentary Treasury Select Committee on the LIBOR scandal in London in July. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images. One of the biggest business scandals of 2012 was the the manipulation of LIBOR,… Continue reading
Jan 09 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Dancers of the Latvian National Ballet perform Tuesday during a dress rehearsal of "Giselle" at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Spain. Continue reading
Jan 09 Gun Control Efforts Begin Heating Up People wait to buy tickets for the Rocky Mountain Gun Show in Sandy, Utah, last week. Photo by George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This week marks a pivotal moment in the effort to curb gun violence, with Vice… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Richard Ben Cramer, 62, Prize-Winning Journalist Who Had ‘What It Takes’ Richard Ben Cramer, 62, Prize-Winning Journalist Who Had 'What It Takes'… Continue watching
Jan 08 Live Chat: Can STEM Education Close the Achievement Gap? WATCH: How One STEM School Aims to Lower the Achievement Gap On Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, NewsHour is hosting a live chat on how STEM education can close the achievement gap. We'll be examining the unmet… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Only Suspect Held for Benghazi Consulate Attack Gets Release From Custody Only Suspect Held for Benghazi Consulate Attack Gets Release From Custody… Continue watching
Jan 08 From the NewsHour Archives: Storied Journalist Richard Ben Cramer EmbedVideo(5416, 482, 304); On Aug. 14, 1996, David Gergen spoke with Richard Ben Cramer as part of his Dialogue series for The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer. "What It Takes: The Way To The White House." It's been called… Continue reading
Jan 08 Catching Cheaters on Open Online Courses EmbedVideo(5283, 482, 304); Several hundred college level courses taught by top professors are now available online for free, and several million students around the globe are signing up to take advantage of the new phenomenon. The classes are… Continue reading