Feb 04 Watch President Obama Begins Campaign to Push for Gun Control President Obama visited Minneapolis to launch a push for tighter gun control. Gwen Ifill talks to Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey and Bruce Hartman, sheriff of Gilpin County, Colo., about the differences of gun cultures in rural and urban settings… Continue watching
Feb 04 Now Is the Winter of Our Discovery: Tracing History Through DNA By Ray Suarez Project osteologist Jo Appleby points out damage to a skull, believed to be that of Richard III, during a news conference in Leicester, central England, on Monday. Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters. King Richard III, depicted by some as a wicked,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Sheldon Adelson Winning Israel’s Newspaper War By P. J. Tobia Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam attend a speech by then-U.S. presidential contender Mitt Romney in Jerusalem on July 29, 2012. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. TEL AVIV, Israel -- About five years ago, Sheldon Adelson, the American billionaire casino… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch President Obama Begins Campaign to Push for Gun Control Obama Calls for Universal Background Checks for All Gun Purchases… Continue watching
Feb 04 Obama Goes on the Road to Push for Gun Legislation EmbedVideo(5643, 482, 304); For the first time since unveiling his sweeping plan to reduce gun violence last month, President Obama will hit the road Monday in support of his proposal, looking to build up public opinion behind… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Growing Disillusionment Among Israelis, Palestinians About Peace Prospects Growing Disillusionment Among Israelis, Palestinians About Peace Prospects… Continue watching
Feb 01 Whip Scorpions and Jungle Nymphs: Behind the Scenes at the Insect Zoo An eastern lubber grasshopper, or Romalea guttata sits on a leaf at the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Photos by Jenny Marder. And now, an end-of-the-week pause to celebrate insects and the people who love… Continue reading
Feb 01 Peace Processed: Israelis and Palestinians Further Apart Than Ever By P. J. Tobia Protesters in the West Bank. Photos by P.J. Tobia/NewsHour. WEST BANK -- The mixed group of a few dozen Palestinian activists and Europeans milled about in front of a coil of razor wire that blocked off the street near… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Red Lines and Hot Rhetoric: Israel Weighs Threat of, Action Against Nuclear Iran Red Lines and Hot Rhetoric: Israel Weighs Threat of, Action Against Nuclear Iran… Continue watching
Jan 31 Obama Keeps Up Pressure for Gun Laws, Immigration Reform President Obama speaks about immigration reform Tuesday in Las Vegas. Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images. President Obama wants Congress to have a busy spring. As the push for expanded gun control moves forward on Capitol Hill, Mr. Obama… Continue reading