Nov 14 NewsHour Connect: World’s Largest Dam Removal Set to Restore Ecosystem By Saskia de Melker The world's biggest dam removal project -- and the second-largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history -- is in progress on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam… Continue reading
Nov 10 ‘Hacker’ Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan By Jenny Marder // We officially launch a new feature today we're calling "Science Thursday." Each week, we'll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science and technology. Here's what's up first. On Thursday's NewsHour, science correspondent Miles… Continue reading
Nov 02 Occupy Oakland: KQED Provides Live Coverage of Events By Saskia de Melker Last week's clashes between police and protesters have brought national attention to the Occupy movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. On Wednesday, protesters at Occupy Oakland called for a General Strike. Many local Bay Area unions have… Continue reading
Oct 28 ‘The Informant’ Tracks Latest on Calif. Prison Overcrowding, Occupy Oakland By Saskia de Melker The Informant blog, a product of KALW Radio in San Francisco, tracks the latest news and developments in cops, courts and communities in the Bay Area. We checked in with lead reporter Rina Palta on Friday afternoon to hear… Continue reading
Oct 17 California ‘Dream Act’ Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education By Saskia de Melker // On October 8 California governor Jerry Brown signed Bill AB131 into law, enabling undocumented students who meet state residency requirements to have access to state public funds for higher education. It is the second half of legislation known as… Continue reading
Oct 06 Steve Jobs in 1985: Apple Has ‘Common Vision’ on Changing the World Upon the death of Steve Jobs, we dipped into the NewsHour's video vault for past coverage of Apple and Jobs. We uncovered this 1985 piece by Elizabeth Brackett that captures a tumultuous time in the company's history. In… Continue reading
Oct 06 Steve Jobs Must-Reads: Reflections, Tributes, Photos and Webcomics Notes of condolence for Steve Jobs at an Apple store in Hong Kong. AFP/Getty Updated 1:42 p.m. ET The Web was awash in tributes and remembrances for late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs Thursday as people reacted to news that… Continue reading
Oct 05 Apple’s Steve Jobs Dies at Age 56 Updated 8:53 p.m. ET Apple said in a brief statement late Wednesday that company co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died. Jobs, 56, has been suffering from pancreatic cancer and has been on medical leave for an… Continue reading
Oct 05 Eric Schmidt on Google vs. Facebook By News Desk Gwen Ifill interviewed Google's Eric Schmidt -- the company's former CEO and current executive chairman -- as part of the Washington Ideas Forum Wednesday. Among her questions about the search giant: can it really take on Facebook with it's… Continue reading
Aug 24 Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple, Inc. File photo by AFP/Getty Apple Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs will resign from the helm of the technology giant, effective immediately. Jobs, 55, has been suffering… Continue reading