Nation Jan 17 Two students shot at a Philadelphia high school, suspect in custody UPDATE: Police say they’ve captured a boy who shot two students at a Philadelphia high school gym: http://t.co/XLdxNQmQGw — The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2014 Philadelphia police report they have…
Nation Jan 17 Surgeon General report links more health problems to smoking tobacco The Surgeon General’s office has significantly expanded the already long list of diseases caused by smoking cigarettes to now include diabetes, arthritis, liver and colorectal cancers, birth defects such as cleft palate and cleft lip, and more. In a 980-page…
Nation Jan 17 Oklahoma Sen. Coburn announces early retirement Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced he will retire from office at the end of the 113th Congress. Screen grab by NewsHour Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced late Thursday that he will retire from the…
World Jan 17 Catalonia demands right to vote for independence from Spain Citizens in Catalonia are demanding freedom from Spain, citing the country’s weak economy as cause for secession. Photo by Jordi Payà Canals/Flickr Politicians in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia voted Thursday to demand the right to…
World Jan 16 Putin: No discrimination at Winter Olympics Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Thursday that no athlete would face discrimination at February’s Winter Olympics, hoping to address mounting criticism against Russia’s laws targeting gays and lesbians. “The Olympic Games will be held in full compliance with the…
World Jan 16 Syrian opposition group rejects invitation to Geneva II peace talks Syria’s centrist opposition coalition, the Syrian National Coalition Body, said it does not plan on participating in Geneva II peace talks. In a statement released Wednesday, the SNCB cited several reasons behind its decision. One was the lack…
World Jan 16 Sweltering temperatures halt play at Australian Open Rafael Nadal competes in the vicious heat at the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne. Photo Credit: Brett Marlow/Flickr An "extreme heat policy" went into effect during the afternoon of the Australian Open tennis tournament…
World Jan 16 Rafik Hariri assassination trial begins at The Hague A trial for the February 2005 assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri began Thursday. Photo by Flickr user Mary Madigan The trial for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri…
Nation Jan 16 Live chat: Gwen Ifill on politics, media and ‘F Gwenifill’ Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week Washington Week moderator and PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill hosts monthly live chats. For her January chat, Gwen shared her thoughts on potential 2016 presidential candidates, the media’s handling of the Chris…
Nation Jan 16 Gene therapy shows early promise as treatment for blindness An initial trial gene therapy study published Thursday has shown that a genetic eye disease may be treatable after a half dozen patients afflicted with the extremely rare disease had improved vision after defective genes in their retinas were replaced…