Feb 14 Warm weather in Sochi forces Olympic delays By Chelsea Coatney Unseasonably warm temperatures in Sochi, Russia, continue to disrupt the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. While no events have yet to be canceled due to weather, practice schedules have been disrupted -- men’s freestyle skiing aerials practice was canceled on Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Sochi's springlike weather puts damper on conditions for Olympic athletes Gwen Ifill gets an update on the Sochi Olympics from Christine Brennan of USA Today and ABC News, who talks about the introduction of women’s ski jumping into the Games, star snowboarder Shaun White’s bad run, plus how temperate weather… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch How does coming out by openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam reflect changing attitudes? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Shields and Brooks on economic 'sludge,' immigration reform standstill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Athletes prepare to prove their mettle at Sochi By PBS News Hour In Sochi, the Olympic torch made its final tour and some preliminary competitions got underway. A day before the opening ceremony, Gwen Ifill gets a preview of the venues, the security, the new official events and the athletes to watch… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S. Olympic hopefuls take their marks as Sochi spotlight shifts to competition By PBS News Hour The Winter Games are finally set to begin in Sochi, Russia, after weeks of being overshadowed by controversy over the host country’s human rights record, unfinished accommodations and security concerns. Gwen Ifill looks at the roster of American athletes who… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Debating how issues of sexual orientation will play at the Sochi games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:59 High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Monday, February 3, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we examine the deadly comeback of heroin as use of the dangerous drug in the U.S. has doubled since 2007. Also: Preventing accidents with "talking cars," South Carolina's battle over Medicaid expansion, new media models affecting… Continue watching
Feb 02 Some NFL cheerleaders paid low wages for performances By Megan Thompson As the NFL rakes in about $10 billion in revenue per year and the winners of Super Bowl Sunday will take home around $92,000 each -- NFL cheerleaders are sometimes paid less than minimum wage for their performances. Continue reading