Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Troops Launch New Offensive In other news Tuesday, a new military offensive by troops in Afghanistan has killed 27 Taliban insurgents, but NATO and Afghan officials are investigating a NATO airstrike that killed four civilians. Continue watching
Mar 25 NewsHour Plus Wired Check 4G, ‘Flutter Tests’ and March Madness By Hari Sreenivasan Welcome to another episode of “NewsHour Plus” where we see what is bubbling up in the world of technology and science. We recently talked to Mark McClusky, a senior editor at Wired in San Francisco. He tells… Continue reading
Mar 23 Spotz Rows Into History, Raises Thousands for Clean Water Projects Seventy days, five hours and 22 minutes. That's how long it took 22-year-old Katie Spotz to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a high-tech rowboat -- part of a fund-raising effort that also set a new record. Fresh… Continue reading
Mar 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Achilles’ By Jason Breslow British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote "Achilles" after English soccer player David Beckham suffered a season-ending injury last week. Beckham, 34, was headed for what would have likely been his last World Cup this summer. Continue reading
Mar 19 Shields and Brooks on Immigration Reform and NCAA Upsets By Hari Sreenivasan While most of the political attention in Washington in focused squarely on the fate of the health reform bill, demonstrators are planning rallies in Washington this weekend to bring more attention to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 18 NCAA Bracketology: The Science Behind March Madness It's a beautiful, sunny day here in Washington. But there are more than a few people turned away from their office windows, preoccupied with a much smaller orange orb. In case you hadn't heard, it's March Madness time. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Duncan Wants NCAA to Stress Academics with Athletics As basketball fans hail the arrival of the March Madness tournament season, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said he wants the NCAA to exclude teams from post-season play unless 40 percent of their players finish degrees. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch March Madness Fervor Hides Low Graduation Rates As the annual college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins, there is a proposal to block men's college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players. Judy Woodruff talks to a sports journalism professor for… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch News Wrap: Fed Keeps Interest Rate Low In other news Tuesday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates low and gave an optimistic view of the economy and Honda launched a recall on several vehicle models because of brake problems. Continue watching
Mar 12 Shields and Brooks Tackle Biden’s Trip, Unifying Power of College Basketball By Hari Sreenivasan Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again to talk about the implications of Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East and what it meant for hopes of restarting peace talks. The NewsHour regulars… Continue reading