Sep 29 Florida’s Three-Way Senate Scramble Each of the three major candidates running for the Senate from Florida seeks to group his two opponents into a single category. Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican, says he is running against opportunistic politicians… Continue reading
Sep 13 Problems With San Jose Mine Emerge in Wake of Trapped Miners’ Ordeal COPIAPO, Chile | For about a month now, most of the international stories about the Chilean mine disaster have been about what many people see as a miracle: that all 33 miners survived the cave-in that took place on… Continue reading
Sep 02 Double Play for Global Warming There's a fight brewing on an issue that seemed settled in 2006. That was when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexing his environmental credentials, signed into law a measure that requires a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels… Continue reading
Aug 13 Waters Disputes Ethics Charges: ‘I Have Not Violated Any House Rules’ California House Democrat Maxine Waters defended herself against ethics charges Friday, reiterating that she did nothing wrong or improper in seeking federal help that could benefit a Los Angeles bank where her husband is an investor. At a Capitol… Continue reading
Jul 29 Ray Suarez: The Complex Immigration Fight in Arizona By Ray Suarez Reaction has flowed in fast and furious to a judge's decision to block parts of an Arizona immigration law and the pledge from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to appeal the ruling. Ray Suarez and a NewsHour reporting team are… Continue reading
May 10 Jim Lehrer on the Road: Dispatch from Austin, Texas The end is near... After Minnesota--Minneapolis and Hibbing--I was back on the route of the Super Chief, spending three days each in Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Both cities have energetic booksellers as well as public television stations that are… Continue reading
Apr 30 A Downbeat Derby Weekend: Writer Trots Out Horse Racing’s Money Woes By Jeffrey Brown This annual running of the Kentucky Derby -- this weekend marks the 136th running -- is meant to mark a joyous time of the year, with its frilly hats, mint juleps, betting slips, and of course, the horses. Continue reading
Apr 30 Summit Aims to Broaden U.S. Ties With Muslim Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship summit attendees. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of State It was an unprecedented gathering of Muslim entrepreneurs in an unlikely place: America's capital. More than 200 men and women, handpicked from 50 countries, return home Friday after… Continue reading
Mar 04 Finalists Named in ‘Race to the Top’ Education Program A big story in education news Thursday is that the Department of Education has selected 16 finalists, out of 41 applicants, for the first round of what it's calling "Race to the Top," a competition for $4.35 billion. Continue reading
Dec 04 Paul Solman: The Story Behind the Jobs Numbers Good jobs data dominate the headlines this morning: Unemployment holding pretty much steady at long last; dramatic downward revision in last month's number of lost jobs; average hours up. The NYT on its Web site: U.S. Economy Lost Only… Continue reading