Aug 10 Slide Show: Lollapalooza 2010 By Tom LeGro Lollapalooza 2010 drew more than 240,000 people from all over the country to Chicago’s Grant Park for 156 acts — including headliners Green Day, Soundgarden and pop sensation Lady Gaga. Erykah BaduErykah Badu at Lollapalooza 2010. Photo… Continue reading
Jun 25 Conversation: The State of Ballet in America, Part 2 By Tom LeGro Ballet in America was once dominated by a few major companies and concentrated in New York and a handful of other cities. But today there are more than 65 professional, million-dollar-budget ballet companies all around the country. Continue reading
Mar 25 Witness to the American West Like most great figures of the American West, there is a touch of legend in the tale of how Ernest L. Blumenschein made it to New Mexico. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Obama Supporters Gather in Chicago on Election Night Tends of thousands of supporters of Barack Obama gathered in Chicago's Grant Park Tuesday night to wait out election night. Judy Woodruff reports from the scene. Continue watching
Sep 30 Phoenix Lander Witnesses Snow on Mars By PBS News Hour NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has spotted snow falling from Martian clouds, and detected evidence of past water at its landing site in the Martian arctic plains. Continue reading
May 26 NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Lands, Transmits Photos of Arctic Terrain By PBS News Hour After a 10-month, 422-million-mile voyage, NASA's Phoenix Mars lander touched down Sunday and began transmitting pictures from the arctic plains of the Red Planet where scientists hope to find evidence of water and life-sustaining conditions. Continue reading
May 23 NASA’s Phoenix Spacecraft Lands on Mars By PBS News Hour A spacecraft designed to search for life on Mars completed its nearly 10-month, 422-million-mile voyage Sunday, touching down the Red Planet and transmitting intriguing images from its northern arctic plains. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Local Police Team Up with Federal Immigration Officials In Phoenix, 10 federal immigration officers work with the local police department to investigate crimes that involve illegal immigrants. As more cities mull such collaborations, proponents say they help both agencies, but critics worry that they deter some crime victims… Continue watching
May 31 Watch Immigration Debate Resonates Throughout U.S. As the Senate takes a break from debating the latest iteration of the immigration bill this week, legislators have been trying to assess public opinion on the issue. The NewsHour explores the attitudes around the country through the lens of… Continue watching