Nation Mar 01 Rape, harassment and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women firefighters tell their stories Women in the U.S. Forest Service aren't just fighting fires; some are fighting sexual misconduct in the most remote parts of the country. In an exclusive PBS NewsHour investigation, 34 women in 13 states told their stories of rape, harassment,…
Science Jan 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting in the dark for sea turtles to nest To find a sea turtle as she lay her nest, we had a few rules to follow.
Poetry Sep 29 Mapping Seattle, poem by poem Seattle's "Poetic Grid" captures the rapidly changing city by asking people to write about locations that have meaning to them.
Arts Aug 30 Small Michigan museum holds massive collection of Edward Curtis’ Native American photography More than 700 works by photographer Edward S. Curtis are on exhibit at the Muskegon Museum of Art in what’s believed to be the largest ever exhibition of his work.
Economy Jun 26 Here is Warren Buffett’s first tax return, filed at age 14 You might wonder why a 14-year-old would have to file a federal income tax return. Buffett made more than $500 and IRS rules at the time required that a return must be filed by every citizen of the United States,…
Arts Feb 17 Dutch creator of Miffy the rabbit, Dick Bruna, dies at 89 The rabbit, known as Miffy in English, first came to life 62 years ago. Today, Miffy books have sold more than 85 million copies in more than 50 languages.
World Jan 10 Journalist who broke the story of start of World War II dies at 105 Her biggest scoop came at age 27, just days into her rookie reporting career. Hollingworth was reporting in southern Poland for Britain's Daily Telegraph when she decided to investigate what was happening across the border.
World Apr 07 Rare Shakespeare ‘First Folio’ found on Scottish island It’s now one of only 234 known copies in the world, hidden for more than 100 years in the library at Mount Stuart, a vast estate on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. The “First Folio” is 36 of William…
Health Jan 23 Worried about lead in your water? Flint pediatricians have this advice The lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan has people across the nation wondering about their own possible exposure to the toxic metal. “When pediatricians hear anything about lead, we stand up straight, and we freak out,” says Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha,…
World Sep 07 Newly discovered images show what tennis looked like in the 16th century As the second week of the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year moves closer to crowning champions in New York, archivists across the Atlantic Ocean at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have discovered what may be the…