Jan 27 Finding an Economic, Environmental Win-Win in Davos DAVOS, Switzerland -- One of the topics that's come to the fore at the World Economic Forum over the last decade of meetings is global climate change. A conference bringing thousands of people from across the planet to a little… Continue reading
Jan 27 Big Ideas in Davos Thirty heads of state and government and 2500 business and academic elite hammer out ways to fend off new storm clouds hanging over the global economy at the World Economic Forum. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. DAVOS, Switzerland -- If… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch San Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Tensions Remain High as Malian Troops Advance Into Islamist Territory Tensions Remain High as Malian Troops Advance Into Islamist Territory… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch At World Economic Forum, Talk of Future of European Union and the Euro At World Economic Forum, Talk of Future of European Union and the Euro… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch After Tight Elections, Israel's Netanyahu Works to Build Coalition After Tight Elections, Israel's Netanyahu Works to Build Coalition… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Court Rules Recess National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional Court Rules Recess National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional… Continue watching
Jan 25 Getting Trashed on the Job: My Day in the Dump Recology collects about 1,200 tons of garbage every day in "the pit" before it is hauled to a landfill. According to Recology, over the last eight years, San Francisco has reduced the amount of trash it is sending to the… Continue reading
Jan 25 Background Checks Don't Threaten Second Amendment, Biden Says A gun store employee in Los Angeles inspects a semi-automatic rifle. An Obama administration plan to reduce gun violence includes restricting sales of assault weapons. Photo by Reuters/ Lucy Nicholson. Vice President Joe Biden said that a proposal to… Continue reading
Jan 25 This Week on the Hill Speaker of the House John Boehner addresses the 113th Congress in the Capitol. Photo by Reuters/Kevin Lamarque. It was a busy week on Capitol Hill. Barack Obama was sworn in twice for his second term as president (once ceremonially… Continue reading