Arts Nov 10 Sesame Street celebrates 45 years with 45 facts "Sesame Street," the long-running children's television series, celebrates its 45th birthday today. To look back at 45 seasons entertaining and education children, the show's Twitter feed shared 45 facts Monday; including Oscar the Grouch's original color, Elmo's favorite food and…
World Nov 08 Giving voice to youth caught in immigration limbo The violence affecting life in El Salvador isn't confined within that country's borders. Residents from other parts of Central America, including Guatemala and Honduras, experience similar fears in their daily lives.
Politics Nov 05 Democrat wins re-election as Colorado governor Incumbent Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper won re-election in a tight race in Colorado, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Politics Nov 05 See the latest election results with NewsHour's live blog Control of the Senate is up for grabs in Tuesday's midterm election. Follow the PBS NewsHour's live blog for the latest results on local, state and national races.
Politics Nov 04 What McConnell would and wouldn't do as Senate majority leader Six seats. That’s all Republicans need to gain control of the Senate. And if that happens this Election Day, Mitch McConnell will be the new majority leader. So what would a McConnell-led Senate look like? It may surprise some to…
Health Oct 27 Nurse allowed to leave New Jersey after Ebola quarantine A nurse who had been treating Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined in New Jersey since Friday was given permission to go back to her home state of Maine on Monday.
World Oct 27 President Dilma Rousseff narrowly wins re-election in Brazil Brazilian leftist President Dilma Rousseff barely won re-election over centrist candidate Aecio Neves in Sunday’s election in a country suffering economically.
World Oct 27 Pro-Europe parties in the lead in Ukraine's parliamentary vote Two parties considered pro-European were in the lead in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Ukraine, according to partial tallies on Monday.
Nation Oct 23 Meet Hurricane and Jordan, the dogs injured in White House jumper incident The United States Secret Service Thursday tweeted out photos of the two dogs that sustained minor injuries from Wednesday's White House fence jumper.
World Oct 23 Only one gunman in Ottawa attack, Canadian police confirm A gunman shot a Canadian soldier standing at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, according to witnesses and police. More shots were fired inside the parliament building.