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WATCH: Secretary of State John Kerry says use of chemical... 27 Aug 2013 | 12:36 am
WATCH: Secretary of State John Kerry says use of chemical weapons in Syria is “undeniable.” "What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality," ...
SNEAK PEAK: Watch the intro to NewsHour Weekend, coming Sept. 7... 26 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
SNEAK PEAK: Watch the intro to NewsHour Weekend, coming Sept. 7 on PBS. Check your local listings.
Wow. (via Wired) A look at the Orion nebula’s center, a... 26 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
Wow. (via Wired) A look at the Orion nebula’s center, a cloud of gas and dust known as M42. Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) addressed the thousands of people that... 25 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) addressed the thousands of people that gathered on the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. "I got arrested 40 times during the 60s, bea...
Eleven people have been charged with espionage under the... 21 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
Eleven people have been charged with espionage under the Espionage Act of 1917. Eight of those leakers have been charged under the Obama administration. In light of Bradley Manning’s 35 year sentence...
wnycradiolab: The mesmerizing GIFs of Paolo Čerić. (via our... 21 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
wnycradiolab: The mesmerizing GIFs of Paolo Čerić. (via our very own Robert Krulwich) Hypnotizing, right?
As a result of climate change, melting arctic ice has opened new... 21 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
As a result of climate change, melting arctic ice has opened new routes at the top of the world. A Chinese cargo ship set out last week in that nation’s first commercial voyage through the newly forme...
"Blues sounded like how I felt…I was a lonely kid. I didn’t have any brothers and... 20 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
"Blues sounded like how I felt…I was a lonely kid. I didn’t have any brothers and sisters. My dad had left and my mom worked, so I was alone a lot. Blues was my comforter." -Charlie Musselwhite
Have you heard of the newly discovered mammal, the olinguito?... 16 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Have you heard of the newly discovered mammal, the olinguito? Tonight on the NewsHour, the scientist behind its discovery tell us how it all happened. Photo above by Ellen Rolfes.
On a narrow, dusty street in Tanzania, two women are fighting on... 15 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
On a narrow, dusty street in Tanzania, two women are fighting on the front lines of the global battle against tuberculosis and HIV. One is a nurse. The other is a drug dealer. Learn about their story...
