Nation Dec 17 Sony Pictures pulls the plug on release of ‘The Interview’ Sony Pictures cancelled their planned Dec. 25 release of the film “The Interview" Wednesday, after four major theaters -- AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Carmike -- pulled screenings following threats of attacks on movie-goers and theaters that showed the film.
World Dec 15 Australians use #IllRideWithYou to stand in solidarity with Muslims Shortly after Man Haron Monisa -- a Muslim man -- was identified as the suspect who held more than a dozen people hostage in a Sydney cafe Monday, the hashtag #illridewithyou started trending in Australia, and soon elsewhere,…
Nation Dec 12 Centuries-old time capsule from Sam Adams and Paul Revere unearthed in Boston A 219-year-old time capsule believed to be originally buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere was unearthed Thursday.
Nation Dec 09 CIA lost track of number of detainees In public and classified settings, the CIA has indicated that it has detained less than 100 individuals. But the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, released today, revealed that at least 119 people have been detained.
Nation Dec 08 Why are you protesting? Tell PBS NewsHour To try to capture the reasons and commentary behind the protests pertaining to Eric Garner and Michael Brown, we want to hear directly from protesters across the country.
Nation Dec 04 After the Eric Garner decision, what the Twitter conversation says about race and culture Following the grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, people took to Twitter, where the conversation of race and culture in America took center stage, echoing the actions of protesters across…
Nation Dec 03 No indictment for police officer involved in NYC chokehold death of Eric Garner A grand Jury in New York City will not indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of unarmed 43-year-old Eric Garner.
Nation Dec 02 Widespread power outage hits Detroit A massive power outage hit downtown Detroit this morning, affecting 100 of the city’s buildings, including fire stations.
Nation Nov 24 Protesters react to Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson A St. Louis County grand jury has reportedly reached a decision on whether or not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri. The announcement of the decision is expected…
Nation Nov 20 Members respond to Obama’s immigration action Members of the Republican and Democratic parties responded to the president’s actions.