The Indian government is planning on expanding their nuclear power capabilities to meet 1/4 of India’s power needs. Reporter Sonia Narang travels to a remote area in India to find out how the expanded mining is affecting the health and traditions of villagers, and forcing thousands off their lands.
In New York City, the average cost for a gallon of gas is now at around $4.14, well above the national average of $3.88. See NewsHour’s Insider Forum for Tuesday’s Q&A.
A 100 foot-tall, $24 million house of worship has risen in SW Florida: the centerpiece for a brand new town with a population goal of 25,000 and a new university, Ave Maria — the dream of Domino’s Pizza magnate, Tom Monaghan. See full story….
Near the fabled city of Pompeii lies Herculaneum, another city buried and frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In Secrets of the Dead: Herculaneum Uncovered, follow geo-archaeologists as they unearth precious artifacts that reveal what life was like before the eruption…
The Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis and comprising 15 of the finest jazz players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra for over 12 years. This remarkably versatile ensemble performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe. See profile….
In the latest report on Iran from the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Tehran had 3,500 centrifuges operating at its Natanz facility.
Prolific Hollywood director, producer, and actor Sydney Pollack died Monday at his home in Los Angeles from cancer. He was 73. Pollack produced material for PBS in recent years, and was a frequent guest on Charlie Rose…see interviews.
…with Cory Kelley’s “Ars Magna”, a 7-minute short film about the beauty of obsessive anagramming with anagrammer Cory Calhoun. Check back for more short films in the near future.
On Sunday, NASA’s Phoenix lander became the fifth probe to successfully land on Mars, touching down near the Red Planet’s north pole. Over the next three months, Phoenix will take soil samples, searching for evidence of complex organic molecules in the ice-rich Martian arctic.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly recently reported on a border town slated to be sliced in two by a proposed wall; NewsHour reported on the problems that migrant workers are facing; and on Frontline/World–a U.S. Customs officer arrested on suspicion of smuggling persons into the U.S., airs tonight at 9pm.
