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GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight, as students line up to receive diplomas and head out in search of work in a tough economy, we turn to one author's assessment of the value of a college education. Jeffrey Brown recorded this book conversation earlier this
JUDY WOODRUFF:Finally tonight, the tie between educating our children and national security. Jeffrey Brown has our conversation. JEFFREY BROWN:It's by now a familiar warning: Our public schools are not adequately educating our children. A new report
JEFFREY BROWN:And we turn to the ups and downs of an energy boom, wrapping up our series that's looked at how new production is fueling rapid changes across the country. In our series this week, we have seen how homegrown energy output is forging ahe
JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: Yesterday was Earth Day, with celebrations around the globe. Hari Sreenivasan talked recently to a geologist who is also the host of a new film. And he's traveled the globe looking for ways human ingenuity has solved t
MARGARET WARNER:Finally tonight: Just how old is the Grand Canyon? The conventional wisdom holds that this natural wonder of the world was shaped by the Colorado River about five or six million years ago. But there's been a long-running debate over w
MARGARET WARNER:Eighteen days and counting until the end of the year, when the government reaches the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman kicks off our coverage tonight. KWAME HOLMAN:Late in the day, House Spe
KWAME HOLMAN:Wall Street was down much of the day, but trimmed its losses after news that the House will convene Sunday to focus on the fiscal cliff. In the end, the Dow Jones industrial average shed 18 points to close at 13,096. The Nasdaq fell four
GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight, an unflinching look back at the war in Bosnia, as told by Angelina Jolie. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with the Oscar-winning actress and the stars of her new film. JEFFREY BROWN:She's one of the most recognizable women
GWEN IFILL:Now to another debate over where and how we work. This week, Marissa Mayer, CEO of the tech giant Yahoo!, announced the company will stop its employees from working at home. The move made headlines around the country, sparking conversation
JUDY WOODRUFF:According toa report out today from the NAACP, states are spending increasingly large sums of money on prisons, at the expense of public education. Its research shows states spend more than $50 billion annually on government-run correct
JEFFREY BROWN:And now to our interview with former Vice President Al Gore. Since he conceded the 2000 presidential election, Mr. Gore's of course become best known for his advocacy on climate change issues, work that led to both a Nobel Prize and an
JUDY WOODRUFF:And that was, after the vote on the fiscal cliff, there was another, a different spending spat that divided the Republican Party. House Republican leaders refused to take up an aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which the presi
JEFFREY BROWN:And, for more, I'm joined by two congressmen who were briefed by Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen today. Republican Congressman Ed Royce of California, he's soon to take over as chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. An
JUDY WOODRUFF:So, you're saying it would go to other countries and then come to the U.S. by ship or ... SCOTT SEGAL:Well, I would say there are two options. It's either going to go to China or come to the United States. And in either event, the carbo
GWEN IFILL:Our next story takes us to the Jersey Shore. That's where the president headed today to take a look at its recovery in the aftermath of last fall's superstorm. Today's visit was a less somber occasion than his last New Jersey tour. Judy Wo
JEFFREY BROWN:Solid job growth in April and positive revisions to previous months. Today's Labor Department figures eased worries about the U.S. economy. In all, the economy added 165,000 jobs last month, primarily in the private sector, retail, rest
JUDY WOODRUFF:American employers added 88,000 jobs in March, the smallest gain in nine months, raising new fears that the recovery may be slowing down. New hiring last month was a sharp decline from the previous two months; 268,000 new jobs were adde
RAY SUAREZ:The problem of sexual assaults in the nation's armed forces is getting worse, and maybe much worse. The issue drew the national spotlight today and a presidential rebuke. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:We're not going to tolerate this stuff, and t
RAY SUAREZ:In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the NewsHour asked students from the 45 schools participating in our Student Reporting Labs project about ways to prevent the next school shooting. Here is a sampling of what they said. SHARONDA CLARK:
JUDY WOODRUFF:Next: a treasure trove of cubist art and a record gift for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Margaret Warner has more. MARGARET WARNER:Philanthropist Leonard Lauder, an heir to the Estee Lauder estate, is giving the Met his en