Mar 26 'The World Needs You, Badly,' Edward O. Wilson Tells Young Scientists Biologist Edward O. Wilson studies fire ants at Harvard University on Sept. 8, 1975. Photo by Hugh Patrick Brown/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. Edward O. Wilson's "Letters to a Young Scientist" arrived in the mail this week. Continue reading
Mar 26 Supreme Court Takes Up Gay Marriage for First Time By Katelyn Polantz Justin Kenny of Akron, Ohio, holds a flag Tuesday morning in front of the Supreme Court building. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Tuesday's arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court involving California's ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, boil… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Local Businesses Help Refresh Irish Economy After Global Recession Local Businesses Help Refresh Irish Economy After Global Recession… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch New State Secretary Faces New and Old Challenges in the Middle East, Afghanistan New State Secretary Faces New and Old Challenges in the Middle East, Afghanistan… Continue watching
Mar 25 Dr. Sampson Davis Takes Your Questions on Guns, Poverty and Health Dr. Sampson Davis will join PBS NewsHour for a live chat 1 p.m. ET Tuesday. Do you have questions for him? Leave them in the comments section below or tweet them to @NewsHour using #healthchat. Dr. Sampson Davis… Continue reading
Mar 25 NPR/CPI Report: Deadly Work, Little Oversight in Nation's Grain Bins The 2010 rescue and recovery effort at Bin No. 9, right, spanned 13 hours. More than 200 people worked to rescue Piper and recover the bodies of Whitebread and Pacas. Photo by John W. Poole/NPR On a scorching July day… Continue reading
Mar 25 Gunshot Deaths Pushing Some E.R. Doctors To Activism Dr. Katie Bakes, an emergency department physician in Denver, says treating gunshot victims has led her to 'hate guns.' But not all E.R. doctors feel the same way. Story by Eric Whitney of Colorado Public Radio; photo courtesy of… Continue reading
Mar 25 Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Take Aim at Key Senators New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Lawmakers are on recess for the next two weeks, but for 15 senators, there is no escaping New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the upcoming debate… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Cyprus Avoids Potential Bankruptcy Plunge After Agreeing to Bailout Terms Under crippling financial strains and with bankruptcy on the horizon, Cyprus agreed to a bailout from its eurozone partners. Margaret Warner reports on the bailout deal totaling $13 billion, as well as the mixed reactions from neighboring countries. Continue watching