World Nov 29 Mali free of Ebola, president says, as virus spreads in West Africa The president of Mali declared the country free of Ebola on Saturday as the number of people who have been infected with the virus across West Africa rose above 16,000.
World Nov 16 Napoleon’s famed two-cornered hat sold at auction for $2.4 million Napoleon Bonaparte's trademark bicorn hat sold at auction near Paris on Sunday for roughly $2.4 million.
World Oct 18 Why your Ebola-like symptoms are probably the flu Just as the 2009 swine flu pandemic drove up trips to the ER by nearly 20 percent even in areas where the illness had still not yet appeared, cold and flu season this year and the height of Ebola in…
World Oct 04 Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier dies Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died of a heart attack on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was 63.
Arts Oct 01 What questions do you have for acting legend James Earl Jones? On Thursday, Oct. 2, PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an interview with actor James Earl Jones, currently staring in "You Can't Take It With You" on Broadway in New York City, and we want your questions.
Nation Sep 27 Closing the gap: Low-performing Florida grade schools add extra reading time The state of Florida recently mandated the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools add an extra hour of reading instruction each day, the first in the country to do so. But while supporters are convinced the extra time will improve kids' reading,…
Nation Aug 24 British actor Richard Attenborough dies at 90 British actor and film director Richard Attenborough, best known for roles in films, such as The Great Escape, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park, died Sunday, his family said. He was 90 years old.