© 2025 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Friday, January 31, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 310 | 52m 47s

We take a look at the pressure building behind a final decision over the Keystone XL pipeline after the State Department released a report on there being no major environmental risks. Also: Grading Ben Bernanke's time at the Fed, the future for Syrian peace in doubt after talks come to end, advertisers follow football fans to mobile devices and Shields and Brooks analyze the week's top news.

Aired: 01/30/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
How sanctions imposed by Trump are taking a toll on the International Criminal Court
Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote to release Epstein files
Why one man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease is defying the odds
News Wrap: Federal agents begin making immigration arrests in North Carolina
November 15, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
November 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy
David Kelley's Brief But Spectacular take on creativity and design
Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the end of the shutdown and affordability concerns
Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles as it makes gains in Ukraine