Dec 28 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: President Obama and congressional leaders meet in a last-ditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff A gang rape sparks outrage and protests in India A move to mass produce high quality schools The legacy of "Stormin' Norman"… Continue reading
Dec 28 Gwen’s Take: Thanks for Watching Working a holiday week means having no more excuses. So my desk, which had turned into the place where election-year research goes to die, needed my attention. If I never replied to your invitation, answered your complimentary or critical… Continue reading
Dec 25 2012 Year in Review: The Year of You It used to be that major institutions were the only arbiters of Year in Reviews. Whether it was broadcast networks or international newspapers of record, a small group of people assembled what they thought were the most momentous occasions of… Continue reading
Dec 21 Test Your 2012 Slang Skills While the Oxford English Dictionary may be the "last word on words for over a century," the definitive record for slang and vernacular is the popular online lexicon, UrbanDictionary.com. The website began 13 years ago, and has continued… Continue reading
Dec 18 Mr. Rogers Post Goes Viral As more details emerge about Friday's Connecticut school shooting, thousands of Americans found comfort in a touching image and quote from the late Fred Rogers. Continue reading
Dec 16 Reporter’s Notebook: The Weight of Facts in Newtown A sign at a business located in Newtown, Conn., the site of the mass shooting Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photos by Hari Sreenivasan/PBS NewsHour. DANBURY, Conn. -- I realize it has been a while since I've traveled… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Alan Simpson’s Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter Alan Simpson's Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Sharing Lessons in American History in 140 Characters or Less Sharing Lessons in American History in 140 Characters or Less… Continue watching
Dec 06 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: The latest on the fiscal cliff talks, and proposals to trim Social Security and Medicare The Russia connection in the Syrian war A Virginia city copes with rising sea levels A path to high school graduation And,… Continue reading
Dec 05 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Wednesday's NewsHour: Citigroup slashes 11,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs Concerns that Syria's government will use chemical weapons Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker on the prospects for a deal on the fiscal crisis Warmer and more acidic… Continue reading