Jan 11 How a Boy Became the First to Beat Back Diabetes By Dr. Howard Markel In a regular column on the PBS NewsHour website, Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan, will highlight the anniversary of a momentous event that continues to shape modern… Continue reading
Jan 11 Biden Moves Ahead With Gun Plan Despite NRA Objections Karen Murry of Parker, Colo., holds signs outside the state capitol building in Denver during an anti-gun control legislation rally organized by Guns for Everyone. Photo by Mark Leffingwell/Reuters. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that there was… Continue reading
Jan 11 Gwen’s Take: Why Do People Want to Be President? Earlier this week, I joined with many of my fellow political journalists in a collective gush of surprise and sadness at the death of writer Richard Ben Cramer. It was sad that he died at 62; sadder yet that a… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Boeing 787 Dreamline Incidents Prompt FAA to Make Comprehensive Review Fourteen months after revealing its sophisticated 787 jet, Boeing's "Dreamliner" faces a comprehensive review by the Federal Aviation Administration. Incidents such as electrical generators failing mid-flight and its lithium batteries self-igniting have led the FAA to review the safety of… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Venezuela Confronts Political Uncertainty as Ailing Chavez Misses Inauguration Venezuela Confronts Political Uncertainty as Ailing Chavez Misses Inauguration… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch New Mortgage Lending Regulations Require Proof of Borrower’s Ability to Repay New Mortgage Lending Regulations Require Proof of Borrower's Ability to Repay… Continue watching
Jan 10 How Skiers Move Moguls Uphill EmbedVideo(5417, 482, 304); Here's a little-known winter fact: Ski moguls, those tricky-to-navigate bumps on well-traveled ski runs, migrate slowly uphill. Moguls are formed by skiers on virtually all ski trails that are not mechanically flattened with grooming… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Baseball Hall of Shame: Players Tied to Steroid Use Denied Honors Baseball Hall of Shame: Players Tied to Steroid Use Denied Honors… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Anticipating Withdrawal, Weighing Options for U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan Anticipating Withdrawal, Weighing Options for U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan… Continue watching