President Obama said there would be no budget deal unless Republicans agreed to tax increases for the wealthiest Americans. Meanwhile, Republicans say their plan would close tax loopholes without rate hikes. Kwame Holman reports on the impasse to avert an economic plunge triggering automatic spending cuts and tax increases.
Reports indicate that Russia, once allied to the Syrian government, may be shifting its stance and strategy.
After Haiti suffered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, experts believe aid workers accidentally brought cholera to that nation, spreading due to unsanitary conditions. The epidemic has made 600,000 Haitians ill and 7,500 dead. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the challenges to treat a disease not seen in Haiti for more than 100 years.
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Track how 12 different U.S. communities adapt to changing economic times.
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Paul Solman explains the ins and outs of the global economy.
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Judy Woodruff explores how young people are handling the economic downturn.
What do you do if you want to get a headhunter's attention? What role can professional networking sites play? How do you stay positive in the job search. Nick Corcodilos, an expert on how to get a job, answers those questions and more in our weekly feature.
Forty years ago this month, Lyndon Johnson agonized over what Americans thought of him as the architect of equal rights and Medicare but the hated for his role in the Vietnam War. In his final interview, just 10 days before his death, Johnson spoke to CBS's Walter Cronkite about his accomplishments.
With a warm, dry winter in 2011 and prospects for 2012 similar, winter sports enthusiasts may struggle to find enough powder for skiing, snowboarding and sledding. The NewsHour wants to hear your stories on how the changing climate has affected winter sports.
For 18 years, the U.N. was intent on cutting global emissions to prevent a rise in the earth's average temperature of more than two degrees. But new data shows the earth is on track to reach this point of no return.
For Monday's Lunch in the Lab, we look at the week's best science writing, rescued from a dog's jaws. Plus, the wall of the Grand Canyon, Northern California storms and a 36-year-old Twinkie.
Eleven school districts across five states -- Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee -- will be extending their class time learning by at least 300 hours, starting in 2013. But does more time equal more learning?
In recent e-initiatives by the Saudi government, airport security are now able to report the movements of Saudi women to their male 'guardians,' via systems like text messages. But the electronic messaging has renewed a larger debate over the male guardian system as a whole.
Face the Facts USA delivers provocative facts about big issues to help Americans debunk myths, hold better conversations, get involved, and make choices as smarter citizens.
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A new documentary follows one wood duck family; how a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks and come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds.
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FRONTLINE explores the hidden world of assisted suicide and takes viewers inside one of the most polarizing social issues of our time. The documentary is told from the perspective of those choosing to end their lives, and the individuals who choose to help them.
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Dec. 3, 2012
Martha from Scotland was so fed up with her unsatisfying school lunches that she started to take pictures of her food and post them on the internet.
