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Book Explores Societal Transfer of Power From Big Institution to Active Citizen
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Incident With Diplomat Occurs as U.S. Seeks Russian Help on Boston Attacker
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PBS NewsHour Team 'No Commercials, No Mercy' Sweats it Out for Charity
Watch a live stream of the PBS NewsHour HatCam at the ACLI Capital Challenge race, scheduled to begin early Wednesday morning. Join 14 PBS NewsHour road warriors at 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday, as they hit the pavement in a charity race to benefit...
Jolie's Decision Sheds Light on BRCA Gene, Importance of Genetic Counseling
Angelina Jolie announced today that she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy due to a gene she has that increases her risk of of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. File photo by NewsHour. The news went viral right away. Movie...
Feline Fans Unite at Internet Cat Video Festival
Several thousand gathered in Oakland, Calif., to watch cat videos. Photo by Cat Wise/PBS NewsHour. My mother used to tell me the world was divided into two groups: those who love Neil Diamond, and those who don't. I'm going to go out on a limb...
Internet Cat Video Festival
At the Internet Cat Video Festival in Oakland, Calif., around 6,000 people gathered on a late spring afternoon to celebrate all things feline and to watch nearly 70 minutes of hilarious cat web videos projected on a 10-story building after the sun...