May 24 Watch A chance encounter leads to a story of immigrant success By PBS News Hour Correspondent John Larson heads out on a reporting trip and discovers a powerful story en route. The young man sitting next to him in coach reveals his immigrant family's success story and their fierce devotion to America. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Can cross-border cooperation save the endangered rhino? By PBS News Hour Only about 29,000 rhinos remain in the wild today -- 73 percent of those wild rhinos are in South Africa -- and most of those live in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Authorities are desperately trying to combat a dramatic… Continue watching
May 17 Watch Federal government hits General Motors with $35 million fine By PBS News Hour The federal government issued a record $35 million fine against General Motors on Friday for to the automakers slow response reporting faulty ignition switches -- a defect that has been linked to 13 deaths. What’s the latest on the massive… Continue watching
May 17 International ad campaigns aim to reduce rhino horn demand By Connie Kargbo While park rangers are fighting the battle with poachers on the ground in South Africa, over the past few years ad campaigns by conservation groups have also been hitting airwaves and websites in consumer countries to discourage the consumption of… Continue reading
May 17 Watch Do traffic cameras save lives or violate due process? By PBS News Hour Ten years ago, only a few dozen communities had red-light or speed-enforcement cameras. Today, hundreds do. On Saturday, we take a look at a debate in Ohio. Camera advocates say the technology saves lives. Opponents say the devices are profit-centers… Continue watching
May 11 Watch Voters in Eastern Ukraine cast ballots in contested referendum By PBS News Hour Early indications are that voters in Eastern Ukraine have overwhelmingly approved a measure that could potentially lead to their secession from the country. For the latest, Philip Shishkin of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Donetsk via Skype. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Bannister recalls the day he conquered the four-minute mile By PBS News Hour Just over sixty years ago this week 25-year-old British runner Roger Bannister did what many athletes, and even doctors, had deemed impossible. He broke the four-minute mile. Bannister reflects on the barrier he somehow knew was psychological not physical. Continue watching