Science Dec 14 The wide and varied world of drones Probably the first thing that a drone aficionado will tell you is to not call them drones - call them UAS -- for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. After Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' announcement that he hopes to begin home delivery by…
Nation Dec 14 One year after Newtown, have your views on gun control, mental health changed? Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images It was one year ago today when reports came in of a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. By the end of that day, 20 children and seven adults --including the shooter's…
Nation Dec 13 Colorado high school shooting suspect found dead EmbedVideo(8252); Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper addressed the media after a school shooting in suburban Denver Friday. CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said Friday that a school shooting suspect died from…
Nation Dec 13 Coming soon to NewsHour, an interview with ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov Stay tuned for @JeffreyBrown's interview w/ Baryshnikov #insidenewshour pic.twitter.com/Fnfj1RjRi8 — NewsHour (@NewsHour) December 13, 2013 Stay tuned for PBS NewsHour Correspondent Jeffrey Brown's upcoming interview with legendary dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The NewsHour interviewed…
Nation Dec 10 Ireland asks unemployed citizens to move away Photo by Flickr user Julie Danielle Ireland is asking its own citizens to move away, the Financial Times reports. In a controversial effort to reduce its unemployment and welfare costs, the Irish government is sending letters to about…
Nation Dec 09 Pope Francis most talked-about topic on Facebook in 2013 New data from Facebook revealed the year's most talked-about topics and trends on the social network. Pope Francis led the list, followed broadly by the word "election" and the Royal Baby. Facebook measured the number of posts in…
Nation Dec 07 PHOTO: Veterans gather at Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor ceremony marks 72nd bombing anniversary: http://t.co/Ph02ICAZiy pic.twitter.com/oOCZM0Mxir — Yahoo (@Yahoo) December 7, 2013…
Nation Dec 06 Jeffrey Brown interviews music legend Carlos Santana With @JeffreyBrown @NewsHour for interview with icon Carlos Santana pic.twitter.com/3fzChrhKLv — Mike Fritz (@mikewfritz) December 6, 2013…
Nation Dec 05 The world remembers Nelson Mandela // Former South African president Nelson Mandela died Thursday at the age of 95. Counting himself among the millions influenced by Mandela, President Barack Obama on Thursday mourned the death of the anti-apartheid icon with whom he shares the distinction…
World Dec 05 Afghans still worried about insecurity, though they see some improvement Afghan children attend school at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 1. A new survey shows that Afghans feel their country is improving in part from strides in education. Photo by Noorullah…