Arts Nov 20 The art of the Guantanamo Bay detainees A new exhibit in New York shares art from an unlikely place: Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Current and former detainees have created work that represent their experiences as prisoners -- even episodes of torture -- often using whatever nontraditional materials…
Arts Oct 13 ‘Marshall’ pays homage to the young lawyer who became a towering justice Before he became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall moved from town to town as part of the NAACP to represent black defendants in a justice system rampant with discrimination. Jeffrey Brown sits down…
Arts May 26 Legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark dies Photographer Mary Ellen Mark, best known for her striking portraiture and investigative documentary work, died Monday at the age of 75.
World Apr 06 India takes steps to address climate change, as country suffers from record-setting air pollution India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today that his country will take new steps to address their growing air pollution problem. Speaking from Delhi, Modi said the Indian government will begin monitoring air quality in 10 cities,…
Health Apr 01 Could a Medieval potion made of bile and garlic stop MRSA? Scientists in the United Kingdom have found what they believe could be an unlikely treatment for the deadly and notoriously hard-to-kill MRSA superbug : a foul-smelling, Medieval concoction of garlic, wine and cow bile.
Health Sep 12 Cuba pledges 165 healthcare workers to combat Ebola outbreak An overtaxed international response to the Ebola outbreak will receive some much needed help. Cuba has agreed to send 165 healthcare workers to the region, the largest detachment of foreign doctors and nurses committed thus far. They are expected to…
World Jul 21 Human rights activists team up with Silicon Valley to bring information to North Korea The Human Rights Foundation will host a two-day event in August, bringing together experts from the tech industry with North Korean activists and defectors. The goal -- to brainstorm new ways of smuggling information into one of the world’s most…
Nation Jun 13 Oklahoma execution team failed to place IV in Clayton Lockett’s vein, according independent autopsy Preliminary results from an autopsy conducted on the Oklahoma inmate involved in last April’s botched execution bolster claims that prison officials failed to properly administer the lethal dose of drugs used in the procedure.
Health Jun 04 Data discrepancies found in roughly one in four applications for Obamacare Roughly a quarter of Americans who signed up for private health insurance under President Obama’s health care law has inconsistent data in their applications, which could lead to them potentially losing coverage, according to government officials.
Nation May 12 Second U.S. case of deadly MERS virus identified in Florida U.S. health officials have confirmed that a second case of the deadly MERS virus has reached American shores – this time in Florida.