Feb 14 Obama Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road and Online JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Barack Obama is participating in a live "Fireside Hangout" Thursday via Google Plus from the White House's Roosevelt Room, where he will… Continue reading
Feb 14 Ten Things We Learned From the State of the Union Address Before it all fades from memory -- President Obama's declaration that "the state of our union is stronger," and his proposals to finish the task "to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Double Amputee Olympic Athlete in Police Custody on Murder Charge At the London 2012 Olympics, sprinter Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double-amputee to compete in the games. Pistorius was taken into police custody after his girlfriend was shot dead in his home. Rohit Kachroo of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Lawmakers Begin Contemplating Action for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Lawmakers Begin Addressing 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Living in the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch After Dorner Police Standoff, Big Bear Community Feels Bittersweet Relief After Dorner Police Standoff, Big Bear Community Feels Bittersweet Relief… Continue watching
Feb 13 Help Us Translate the 2013 State of the Union Address ( {"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvK-o6u82tI"} ) Do you read or write in a language other than English? If so, the PBS NewsHour needs your help. Please join our all-volunteer captioning and translation team, and help us translate President Barack… Continue reading
Feb 13 Ouster of Scientist from EPA Panel Shows Industry Clout Deborah Rice served as chair of an EPA panel assessing the safety levels of flame retardants in 2007, but her removal from that panel led some to believe that a powerful industry lobbying group had influenced the EPA and unfairly… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Investigation Continues on Former L.A. Policeman on Deadly Shooting Spree The week-long manhunt for ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner seems to be at an end. A police standoff in southern California ended in the burning down of a cabin where Dorner was allegedly hiding. Continue watching
Feb 12 Obama: Nation Stronger, GOP Should Back His Plans Vice President Joe Biden, left, House Speaker John Boehner, right, listen as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters WASHINGTON (AP) -- Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided… Continue reading
Feb 12 Google Earth Keeps Watch on World’s Nuclear Sites North Korea tested its third nuclear device Tuesday at its Punggye-Ri site, the same location of its first two tests in 2006 and 2009. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an artificial, or manmade, 5.1 magnitude earthquake. The Institute… Continue reading