May 06 News Flash: EPA Now Accountable to Public EmbedVideo(5947, 482, 304); This is the first of two PBS NewsHour reports on hexavalent chromium, a chemical found in U.S. drinking water and the agency charged with regulating it. This report aired on March 13. There is… Continue reading
May 06 How Did Watergate Affect You? EmbedVideo(6418, 482, 304); "Covering Watergate," a PBS NewsHour special report, will air May 17. Forty years ago, in the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led public broadcasting's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- co-anchoring… Continue reading
May 06 NRA, Biden Push Guns Back Into Political Spotlight An young attendee inspects a rifle Saturday during the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Houston. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. If there is one thing supporters and opponents of tougher gun laws can agree on, it's… Continue reading
May 06 Sleeping Bag Coat for the Homeless Finds Fans in the Fashion World EmbedVideo(6341, 482, 304); A few years ago, Veronika Scott, now 23, set up a coat manufacturing business in a graffiti-covered building in an old Irish manufacturing neighborhood of Detroit. She had a few sewing machines and a… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Shields and Gerson on Jobs Report Progress, Presidential 'Juice' Shields and Gerson on Jobs Report Progress, Presidential 'Juice'… Continue watching
May 03 Watch New CDC Report Finds Stunning Suicide Increases Among Middle-Aged Americans New CDC Report Finds Stunning Suicide Increases Among Middle-Aged Americans… Continue watching
May 03 Watch April Hiring Increase Shows Signs of Economic Healing Despite Spending Cuts April Hiring Increase Shows Signs of Economic Healing Despite Spending Cuts… Continue watching
May 03 In 'Cooked,' Michael Pollan Argues Importance of Making Your Own Food EmbedVideo(6372, 482, 304); Author and journalist Michael Pollan is more than just another writer extolling the virtues of fresh, locally produced and sustainable food. His work has been at the forefront of a growing movement, with his books… Continue reading
May 03 Chart: America's Rising Suicide Problem Suicides now kill more Americans each year than car crashes, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010 alone, 38,364 killed themselves in the United States -- 4,600 more than were killed… Continue reading
May 03 The Latest Buzz on Honeybee Colony Collapse Honeybee colonies are dying at a rate of 30 percent a year, according to a new government report. Photo by Flickr Creative Commons/ Cygnus921. Update: 4:30 p.m. ET | A new government report on the decline of honeybee colonies… Continue reading