Nation Apr 20 Lelisa Desisa and Caroline Rotich take first place in Boston Marathon Two years since the Boston Marathon bombings and just weeks since Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted of the 2013 bombings, more than 30,000 participants kicked off the 119th Boston Marathon Monday morning.
Politics Apr 17 Cokie Roberts on how one former slave became a First Family confidante Gwen Ifill recently sat down with journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts on the NewsHour to discuss her new book "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868" about the untold stories of the women involved in…
Education Apr 14 Nine Atlanta teachers headed to jail after test cheating scandal Sentences were handed to the 10 former teachers and administrators convicted of racketeering in the Atlanta public school cheating scandal today.
Arts Apr 13 ‘Austin City Limits’ founder Bill Arhos dies at age 80 Bill Arhos, founder of Austin City Limits, the longest-running music show in American television history, died on Saturday at the age of 80.
Economy Apr 07 Reddit CEO Ellen Pao bans salary negotiations Ellen Pao may have lost a Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit on all four accounts, but she isn’t backing down on a mission to increase gender equality in the tech world.
Nation Apr 06 Report finds 44 percent of U.S. children live in low-income families The Great Recession may be over, but the number of children living in poverty or low-income families is still higher than pre-recession levels.
World Apr 03 Latest Islamic State magazine focuses on Africa recruitment The Islamic State group has turned their recruiting toward Africa, according to the cover story of the militant group’s most recent issue of its online recruitment magazine. According to Newsweek, the title of the March 30 issues of…
Nation Apr 03 Sarah Brady, wife of late James Brady, dies at age 73 Sarah Brady, the widow of former White House press secretary James Brady and a fierce advocate of gun control, died Friday of pneumonia, according to a statement on the Brady Campaign website. She was 73.
Education Apr 02 Stanford waives tuition for families making below $125,000 Stanford University announced today that recently-accepted students whose parents have less than $125,000 in income or assets won’t have to pay anything toward tuition. And for those making below $65,000, room and board will also be free.
Nation Mar 26 12 injured after building collapses in New York City’s East Village An explosion at a residential building in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood caused the building to collapse and started a fire a neighboring building Thursday afternoon.