Apr 29 Clean-up Begins After Devastating Storms in the South By Lauren Knapp President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the damage brought by the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Earth Day: Around the Nation Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, one year after an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. leaked 100,000 barrels of oil into the ocean. At the time, it was the largest oil spill in… Continue reading
Apr 19 One Year Later, Louisianans Still Recovering From Gulf Oil Spill Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 workers and sent more than 200 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf waters… Continue reading
Apr 18 Severe Storms Kill Dozens Across 13 States Over 3 Days At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days. The storms started on Thursday in Oklahoma before moving through Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday and hitting… Continue reading
Apr 12 Around the Nation: 150 Years After the American Civil War Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. The military battle between the North and South began when Confederate soldiers fired at the Union-held Fort Sumter, off the shore of Charleston, S.C. See… Continue reading
Apr 07 What a Possible Government Shutdown Means Across the Nation Republican and Democratic lawmakers have until Friday at midnight to agree on a federal budget or force a government shutdown. This would mean that non-essential federal employees will be furloughed, and essential employees will continue to work without pay for… Continue reading
Mar 23 Detroit’s Population Decline: 1 Person Departed Every 22 Minutes By Lauren Knapp Tuesday's release of the 2010 census data showed a dramatic decline in Detroit's population. Over the past 10 years, the city lost a quarter of its residents, bringing it down to a size similar to the pre-auto boom numbers… Continue reading
Mar 09 NewsHour Connect: Mass. Community Reacts to Living Near Wind Turbines Wind turbines, used around the world to provide energy, are often seen grouped together in wind farms in rural parts of Iowa, Texas and Nebraska. But as more towns build turbines to power their own electric grids, communities are reacting… Continue reading
Jan 26 State of the Union Reactions From Public Media Stations Around U.S. Reactions continue to roll in regarding President Obama's latest State of the Union address (check out the NewsHour's complete coverage, if you haven't already), plus the pair of responses from the GOP. Here is a roundup of reaction… Continue reading
Jan 24 NewsHour Connect: Hearing the Loughner Case By Lauren Knapp On Monday, Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter in the Jan. 8 rampage that left 6 dead and 13 injured in Tucson, Ariz., was arraigned in federal court in Phoenix. He faces five federal charges: attempted assassination of a… Continue reading