A Look Back

A Look Back to 2013 when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded. It's an aircraft that was investigated after engineers told of design problems. In 2019 the Boeing 737 Max has been grounded.

Synthetic biology is at the forefront of modern science, as researchers reinvent cells by manipulating DNA to solve some of the most important problems facing the world.

Saying it’s a waste of time, teachers in Seattle are refusing to give standardized tests to high schoolers because the tests don’t effectively assess students.

If you believe getting an advanced degree in science or math is a meal ticket for a career, know there are many who will never get the jobs they spent over a decade training to do.

The remarkable story of an American lawyer named Kim Motley, who has decided to live in Kabul while fighting for the country's largest underclass, its women.

Whistleblowers speak out about for-profit colleges, and the fact that the majority of their income now comes from taxpayer dollars in the form of federally backed student aid.

As petroleum companies rush to cash in on worldwide demand for natural gas, many fear the projects will harm one of the world's most spectacular natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef.

Pot farmers have become so prolific that they are diverting enormous water supplies from rivers, and using pesticides on such a scale that wildlife species are now threatened.

What's been the fallout from the landmark Supreme Court decision on Wal-Mart vs women workers? A legal expert weighs in. Also, off to Africa to meet the world’s best marathoners.

In a seemingly endless forensic search, investigators using new technology continue to unearth victims from the civil war in Bosnia, a war that ended nearly two decades ago.

The US shoe industry has moved almost all manufacturing and jobs to Asia but one major American company is bucking the trend. Also, are apprenticeships the key to an American manufacturing rebirth?

From Afghanistan to the International Space Station, a look back at our favorite stories from 2013.

The economic crisis is becoming a disaster to many Greeks. Some parents are sending their children to live with relatives because they can no longer afford to keep them.

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to weigh in on President Obama’s health care bill, the public thinks that it is an unconstitutional overreach of federal power. But most legal scholars disagree.

It's been called the most strategically important waterway in the world, but tensions are high in the Strait of Hormuz as the United States Navy ramps up operations for a possible showdown with Iran.

When it comes to the environment, Mary Nichols, is the most important person you’ve probably never heard of.

U.S officials are concerned Panama is becoming a major drug transiting point.

Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim-American who believes Islamic terrorists are among us, and silence by Muslims is partly to blame. Also, an update on our "Castle Doctrine" law.

The US government and aid agencies are racing to prevent another global food crisis, but is there a better way to save the people?

A conversation on Congress with Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, the authors of the new book It's Even Worse Than It Looks.

Dan Rather Reports investigates the skyrocketing rates of HIV infections across the southern United States, where more than 50% of new infections are reported, by far the highest area in the nation.

A look back at some of our more memorable stories this year from around the world.