Nation Mar 08 WATCH: 3 women recount years of harassment in the forest service Firefighters Darla Bush, Jonel Wagoner and Darlene Hall filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2014, claiming sexual harassment of and retaliation against women in the Forest Service in California.
Nation Mar 02 U.S. Forest Service chief under investigation after complaints of sexual misconduct The U.S. Forest Service has confirmed that parent agency USDA has “engaged an independent investigator” to look into complaints against Chief Tony Tooke. News of this investigation comes as the Forest Service deals with allegations of a broader culture of…
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…