Nation Jan 07 What was is in that 219-year-old time capsule from Paul Revere and Sam Adams? Last month, Museum of Fine Arts conservator Pam Hatchfield excavated a 219-year-old time capsule that Paul Revere and then-Governor Samuel Adams had buried under the Massachusetts State House.
World Jan 07 Cartoonists stand in solidarity with ‘Charlie Hebdo’ journalists Shortly after terrorists killed 12 journalists from “Charlie Hebdo” -- a satirical Parisian newspaper -- cartoonists began circulating new images and past works on Twitter in solidarity with those who died, including the newspaper's editor-in-chief and three cartoonists.
Nation Jan 06 DC panda Bao Bao experiences snow for the first time Bao Bao rolled around in Washington, D.C.’s first snow of 2015.Video by Smithsonian National Zoo We can confirm that Bao Bao — a Washington, D.C. celebrity who was propelled into the limelight last year when she was born to…
Nation Jan 05 Canadian university suspends 13 dentistry students for misogynistic Facebook group Thirteen fourth-year male dentistry students were suspended from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia after a Facebook group called “DDS Gentlemen's Club” filled with violent sexual comments about their female peers was discovered.
Nation Jan 05 The cost of using misnomers when it comes to transgender men and women Last week, when transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn took her life by jumping in front of a trailer-tractor, initial headlines read that a “17-year-old boy” was killed on an interstate in Ohio. But when the Cincinnati Enquirer learned the full…
Nation Dec 30 #RealLiveTransAdult emerges on Twitter following transgender teen’s death Earlier today, Twitter user Red Durkin started the hashtag #RealLiveTransAdult -- a conversation that encouraged transgender men and women to share their stories with transgender teenagers. Durkin started the hashtag in response to the suicide note left by transgender 17-year-old…
Science Dec 30 Are 2015’s tech trends worth your time? Judge for yourself Earlier this month, digital strategist Amy Webb talked to Hari Sreenivasan on the PBS NewsHour about some of 2015’s top tech trends to watch. We have a breakdown.
Nation Dec 29 Facebook’s inability to be ‘human’ results in messy ‘Year in Review’ It’s had its criticism over the years, and most recently has been chastised for Facebook users’ Year in Review summary that weaves together your most popular posts from 2014. Popularity, however, is based not on circumstance, but engagement.
Nation Dec 19 St. Louis DA says he knew of lying witnesses in Ferguson grand jury trial In an interview Friday afternoon with St. Louis radio station KTRS 550 AM, Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said he knew that some witnesses were lying to the St. Louis grand jury about the Michael Brown case.
Nation Dec 19 12 Days of NewsHour: Behind-the-scenes timelapse holiday greeting On the twelfth day of 12 Days of NewsHour, we give to you: a timelapse behind-the-scenes holiday greeting.