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August 26, 2010 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Amid last year's debate over the federal health overhaul, the American Medical Association was the biggest spender for lobbying operations among health care groups. Overall, though, the top 10 health care players spent 9 percent less than they did the year before.

Between the financial crisis and record refugees, the long-serving chancellor "kept a steady hand during a tumultuous time," says one biographer.

The e-commerce giant launched a new program this week in Seattle that pays part-time drivers to deliver packages.

From "dead cat bounce," which originated in the 1980s, to "cold fish," which was coined by Shakespeare, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms explores the origins of more than 10,000 nonliteral sayings.

Did you know the Count of Monte Cristo was based on a real man? General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a hero of the French Revolution. But he's now forgotten by almost everyone except the son who shared his name and used his father's life as inspiration for some of the greatest novels of all time.

We listen back to our show from earlier this year before the coronavirus pandemic with the Southwest Florida-based band Exploding Pages performing live in studio ahead of the anticipated release of their latest album “Steady Midnight.”

David Greene talks to Cheo Hodari Coker, a screenwriter and creator of the Netflix series Luke Cage, about how people of color fared at Sunday's Academy Awards, and about the best picture mix-up.

The debate was a free-for-all brawl. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz took turns lashing at Donald Trump, trying to portray him as a man with many insults but little substance.

Artificial eye makers rekindle hope for their patients and families.