Nation Sep 23 Seniors unleash their inner adrenaline junkie with this nonprofit's help To inspire and embolden seniors to stay active, the nonprofit My Jump grants wishes like the chance to skydive, ride in the Goodyear blimp or drive a race car. There are less pulse-racing requests too, like vow renewals, first-time train…
Arts Jul 02 Drag Queen Story Hour offers a different kind of page-turner Children’s story hours are intended to instill a love of reading in young kids. But one reading program also seeks to spread messages about self-love, acceptance of others and appreciation of diversity: Drag Queen Story Hour, a national organization that…
Politics May 24 WATCH: Trump tweeted a misleading video of Nancy Pelosi. Here's the real thing President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday to spread a manipulated video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which her normal pauses and stutters have been edited together to make her appear to stumble.
Science Mar 14 Deep dish or New York style? How pi can solve your pizza order Math can solve your eternal questions of ordering pizza and explain why folding your pizza is always the strongest move.
Science Jan 18 Giant ice disk forms in Maine river, enthralling residents In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an unusual phenomenon has appeared in a river in Westbrook, Maine: A giant ice disk that spans about 100 yards across and spins counter-clockwise. The disk is a natural although uncommon occurrence…
Politics Jan 04 The many ways the shutdown is stopping vital services and research As the shutdown enters a possible third week, it is furthering straining thousands of furloughed federal workers who have gone without pay.
Health Jan 01 Forget the crash diet. These 6 New Year's resolutions are better for your health These ideas can improve both your physical and emotional wellbeing in 2019.
Arts Dec 28 Not much lives in the Dead Sea -- but this artist's work comes out of it The Dead Sea is about 10 times saltier than the ocean and nearly devoid of life. In summer, temperatures surrounding its southern basin regularly top 100 degrees. Yet it serves as studio for Israeli artist Sigalit Ethel Landau, who submerges…
Science Dec 17 How long do cold and flu viruses stay contagious on public surfaces? These pathogens don’t actually last for days or weeks outside the body, but you should still be proactive in protecting yourself from their spread.
Science Nov 26 WATCH: NASA's InSight lands on Mars after 6-month journey through space The first NASA lander to explore the interior of another planet successfully landed on Mars Monday.