Does the pain of animal experimentation ever outweigh the possible research benefits for human beings? Watch the report. (Originally aired 8/15/08).

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday, just days before impeachment proceedings against him were set to begin in Parliament over his attempts to impose authoritarian rule on his nation. See the full report on NewsHour.

Wind energy is the world’s fastest-growing energy source, but the rush to build windmill farms breeds corruption. At least, that’s what residents of small towns in upstate New York claim in a new report by The New York Times.

NOW senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa travels to Texas to meet border families who fear losing their property, their safety, and their way of life. Watch.

Director David Gordon Green’s new major motion picture effort, Pineapple Express, is about “a stoner and his dealer forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.” The film is a bit of a departure for Green, who made his name directing Southern Gothic coming of [...]

Nas’ latest release — and ninth album — is the controversial concept CD, “Untitled,” which has been described as “an intense exploration of racial inequality in America.” This week, the rapper spoke to Tavis Smiley. Watch the interview…

After a century of national aspirations, China’s ascent into an international power has influenced its athletes’ training to win gold medals during the Olympics. A professor and former athlete offers insight into how Chinese athletes have prepared for the Summer Games on NewsHour.
Watch a panel discussion on Thirteen Forum about “The Beijing Games and Olympian [...]

This week’s crop of Reel 13 shorts featured an Al Qaeda audition, a kid with a short attention span, and a woman with writer’s block. You voted, now find out which film won.

Human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. On Sunday, NATURE’s Wisdom of the Wild illustrates some of the surprising ways in which animals help people in body, mind, and spirit. Watch a preview…

The face of Catholic New York is being rapidly transformed by Spanish-speaking immigrants, but many Latinos are also turning away from Catholicism towards evangelical Protestantism. New York Voices host Rafael Pi Roman leads a panel discussion.