Nation Sep 13 Love to play pop bubble wrap? The Toy Hall of Fame just gets you Robots, some in disguise, will square off against bubble wrap and bears for a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong’s National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, announced 12 finalists for the Class…
Nation Sep 09 Federal judge denies Standing Rock request to halt pipeline A request from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to halt construction of a controversial pipeline in North Dakota was denied by a U.S. District Court judge.
Politics Sep 07 Dallas Morning News endorses Clinton after backing GOP for 75 years The newspaper said it hasn't backed a Democratic candidate for the presidency since before World War II.
Nation Sep 06 Colin Kaepernick jersey leads NFL sales after national anthem protest Weeks after his silent protest of the U.S. national anthem, the back-up quarterback’s No. 7 jersey was the top-selling jersey at NFLShop.com.
Arts Sep 02 Luddites rejoice! Americans still prefer printed books The printed book remains the popular choice for readers over their digital counterparts, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Nation Aug 31 What’s it like being a black man in Milwaukee? By several counts, Milwaukee ranks as the worst city to live for black Americans. The NewsHour spoke with several black men about their experiences living in the city.
World Aug 19 Olympic highlights from Day 13: ‘World’s greatest athlete’ wins again A cold shower paid off for Ashton Eaton and Helen Louise Maroulis made history by beating her role model in wrestling at the Rio Olympics.
Nation Aug 18 Uber to launch fleet of self-driving Volvos. Will Pittsburgh residents hop in? As part of a $300 million deal with Volvo, Uber said it will produce a fleet of 100 self-driving XC90 vehicles for the test program by the end of the year. The test program will start in Pittsburgh.
World Aug 18 Olympic highlights from Day 12: For the first time, Americans take 1-2-3 in Rio track and field; Bolt takes a second look Watch another Olympic first from Wednesday, in which three Americans took all three medals in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
World Aug 12 Olympic highlights from Day 6: Two Simones lead U.S. to gold Simone Manuel became the first black woman to win an individual swimming event. And Simon Biles officially claimed her crown as the best gymnast in the world.