Nov 25 Watch Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau pokes fun of American politics in a new medium Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau pokes fun of American politics in a new medium… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Food stamp program changes lead to ‘staggering’ increase in need Food stamp program cuts lead to 'staggering' increase in need… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Margaret Warner from Geneva: Is this a done deal? Margaret Warner reports from Geneva on the deal reached late last night in the international discussions over Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Continue watching
Nov 24 Innovative justice program spurs similar models across the U.S. With the highest incarceration rate in the world, the United States sent 1,571,013 people to state or federal prison in 2012. Looking for ways to save money, many states look for alternative policies to continue to supervise… Continue reading
Nov 23 Giant TV screens set up in typhoon-ravaged city to broadcast Pacquiao fight A man carrying a water bottle passes a sign of boxer Manny Pacquiao following the recent super typhoon in Leyte, Philippines. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images There is a bright spot in the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines. Cable operators have… Continue reading
Nov 21 Confirming JFK’s death, without modern-day conveniences EmbedVideo(8047); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Contrite Republican takes break from Congress after drug bust Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., exits D.C. Superior court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of possession of cocaine on Wednesday. Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images It's not every day a "wakeup call"… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Astronaut Hadfield shares ‘unbeatable point of inspiration’ he found in space Astronaut Hadfield shares 'unbeatable point of inspiration' he found in space… Continue watching
Nov 20 Could the ‘bubble top’ have saved Kennedy in 1963? EmbedVideo(8042); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 Robert MacNeil remembers the 1963 gunshots that killed President Kennedy EmbedVideo(8045); In the center of the chaos that ensued on Nov. 22, 1963 were NewsHour co-founders Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News, while Lehrer was working the federal beat as a… Continue reading