Politics Jul 18 Meet the man who is pumping air back into the RNC balloon drop Treb Heining, the self-described “balloon guy,” has orchestrated the celebratory balloon drop at every GOP convention since 1988.
Politics May 31 WATCH: Trump found guilty in hush money trial. What happens now? Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted on criminal charges.
World Dec 28 The online information war over fake content linked to Israel-Hamas conflict The Israel-Hamas war is nearing its third month in Gaza, but there is another front in this war and it’s taking place on screens worldwide. Fake or mislabeled content linked to the conflict has been viewed online millions of times.
Arts May 01 Arabic music breaks through to new audiences with help of streaming and social media With the use of streaming and social media apps, it seems like Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences. The PBS NewsHour's Deema Zein spoke to two experts on what this moment means for the music world and the…
Arts Apr 28 'We're just taking space.' How Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist Danny Hajjar.
World Jan 28 The Jamaican bobsled team is returning to the Olympics 24 years later. One bobsledder on what it's like to carry the nation's legacy “This won't be our last Olympics, and there won't be a next 24 years span for us to qualify again,” Nimroy Turgott, the team’s bobsled brakeman told the PBS NewsHour.
Nation Oct 08 The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Russia puts a film crew in space and other stories you missed Russia launches a crew to film a movie in space for the first time, vaping rates among high schoolers plunged in 2021 and an all-female team leads the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,…
Nation Oct 01 Cavers descend into the 'Well of Hell,' new clues about humans' arrival in North America and other stories you missed One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North…
Nation Sep 24 McDonald's pledges to phase out plastic in Happy Meal toys, a new app treats spider phobias and other stories you missed A new app helps treat spider phobias using augmented reality, researchers teach cows to use the potty and McDonald’s says it’ll phase out fossil-fuel based plastic from Happy Meal toys. Check out these stories and others you might have missed…
Nation Sep 17 5 Stories: World's largest carbon capture plant goes online, Paris landmark goes undercover and other stories you missed The world’s largest carbon capture plant is up and running in Iceland, workers fulfill artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s posthumous dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in fabric and school districts across the country face bus driver shortages. Check out…