Oct 19 Could Legalizing and Taxing Drugs Lower the Deficit? Photo by PhotoAlto/Ale Ventura via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Meg Ford: Could legalized and taxed drugs provide… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch New Collection Listens in on President Kennedy's Secret White House Tapes New Collection Listens in on President Kennedy's Secret White House Tapes… Continue watching
Oct 17 Independent Voters in Central Florida Want Answers, Not Ads EmbedVideo(4749, 514, 320); Cassie M. Chew shot and edited the video. What impact has the deluge of campaign ads made on independent and undecided voters in central Florida? As part of the NewsHour's partnership with NPR and CMAG, NPR… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Cuba Loosens Restrictions on Travel Abroad for Its Citizens Ray Suarez reports on Cuba's move to make foreign travel easier for its citizens. Starting in January, most Cubans will only need a passport and a visa from their destination country, though limitations will remain on professionals like doctors. While… Continue watching
Oct 16 The Tuesday Cutline...a Winner! This week was tough choice, as we we had several great Tuesday Cutline captions submitted for the photo below. Before we get to the winner, here's the original caption to the photograph taken by Michael Stewart of WireImage. Continue reading
Oct 16 Continuing King's Legacy Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy remains unmatched in more than 50 years of civil rights activism, and so does his influence. To commemorate the 2011 opening of the Washington, D.C. memorial honoring King, photographer Nikki Khan has captured… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Republicans Use Benghazi Attack as Critique of President Obama's Mideast Policy In an interview, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she claims responsibility for the consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. Meanwhile, echoing claims made by Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan on the campaign trail, congressional Republicans chastised the White House… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Rebels Choose to Work with Jihadists to Expedite Assad Ouster Rebels Choose to Work with Jihadists to Expedite Assad Ouster… Continue watching
Oct 15 The Daily Frame An Indian artist prepares tribal masks for the upcoming Hindu festival of Durga Puja, which commemorates the slaying of a demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Economists Win Nobel Prize for Innovation in Market Design In other news Monday, Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics for changing the ways in which the market can match transactions, from choosing schools to donating organs. Also, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai was flown… Continue watching