Nation Apr 25 16-year-old girl stabbed to death at Connecticut high school A 16-year-old girl has been stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school and a teenage boy has been taken into custody, the Associated Press reports. Police say the boy was taken into custody Friday after emergency responders were called…
World Apr 25 North Korea detains 24-year-old American tourist seeking asylum North Korea said on Friday it had detained a 24-year-old American tourist in April for what it said was "a gross violation of its legal order," Reuters reports.
Education Apr 24 New York City vs. its charter schools In New York City, a conflict is brewing between city government and one of the most successful charter school networks in the city.
Nation Apr 23 South Sudan: Too many bodies to count Since December, violent fighting between the president's forces and rebel groups in South Sudan has led to an estimated 1 million people driven from their homes.
World Apr 23 In Ukraine, priests and soldiers An Orthodox priest walks past a barricade outside the security service regional building in Slavyansk, Ukraine.
World Apr 22 PHOTO: Latin American leaders stand guard at Gabriel Garcia Marquez Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos stood guard Monday in Mexico City, Mexico at the honoring ceremony for Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hundreds waited outside the Palace of Beautiful Arts in Mexico City…
World Apr 21 PHOTO: Raining pamphlets in India A small plane showered pamphlets over Jalandhar, India Monday encouraging residents to vote in the Punjab election for Lok Sabha, or House of the People. The April 30 election will determine which of the 253 candidates will end…
Politics Apr 17 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill answers your questions Do you have questions for Gwen Ifill? Join her for a live chat, hosted by PBS’ Washington Week, at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday.
Economy Apr 16 PHOTO: Sports car gets a bird's eye view of the Big Apple A 2015 Ford Mustang sits atop the observation deck of New York's Empire State Building Wednesday in celebration of the sports car's 50th birthday. The automobile was brought up in separate parts and assembled atop the skyscraper, where it…
Nation Apr 16 Death toll rises to 39 in Washington mudslide The death toll from the mudslide that hit the Washington town of Oso has risen to 39. The Snohomish County sheriff's office still lists seven people as missing from the March 22 landslide that buried some 30 homes in the…