Nation Sep 25 UPDATE: FBI says Navy Yard shooter acted alone .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The FBI released new information…
Poetry Sep 23 Grace Schulman Reads ‘Without a Claim’ In "Without a Claim," poet Grace Schulman is inspired by the things she loves. Raised in New York City, "like a houseplant in a windowsill, Schulman describes the majesty of the American landscape. In this instance it's Montauk, at the…
Nation Sep 23 FROM THE WIRE BREAKING: Officials say 79-year-old woman found dead in Colorado flood; death toll reaches 8. — The Associated Press (@AP) September 23, 2013…
Nation Sep 22 Dozens dead in Nairobi attack, Obama speaks at Navy Yard and the rise of micro-apartments On this edition, the latest on the terror attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya and analysis of Bo Xilai's life sentence. Later, President Obama spoke in Washington to commemorate the victims of last week's Navy Yard shooting. And in…
Nation Sep 19 Nebraskans brace for floodwaters from Colorado downpours Photo by Nebraska State Patrol Nebraskans have been stacking sandbags and preparing for the Platte River to flood as water from the torrential Colorado downpours swells rivers downstream. NET News reports that…
Nation Sep 19 POW! Superhero novel scores distinguished literary prize Photo credit: Flickr via user upton On this day in 2000, Michael Chabon's Pulitzer-Prize winning book "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" debuted. The novel chronicles the story of two young comic book artists in 1940s New York…
Nation Sep 18 Sec. Chuck Hagel talks security, Syria with PBS NewsHour In the wake of the Navy Yard shooting, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recognizes his department’s responsibility to ensure the safety of its employees. But, he told Judy Woodruff, there were “red flags that didn’t get connected.” On Syria, Hagel…
Nation Sep 18 What we’re watching Wednesday Good morning! Grab a cup of coffee and read some of the stories that PBS NewsHour expects to develop throughout the day. Bernanke set to taper QE Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce that the Fed…
Nation Sep 17 This day in history: Oprah Winfrey launches book club Photo by Getty Images. On this day in 1996, American talk show host Oprah Winfrey introduces her television book club. According to a Fordham University marketing professor Al Greco, more than 55 million books have sold since…
Science Sep 17 Russia’s Cold War navy has been revived to patrol the melting arctic Russia's nuclear powered battle cruiser "Peter the Great" Russia is moving ships to the arctic and rebuilding a naval base in Siberia to begin regular, permanent patrols of the newly open Northern Sea Route, reports the Christian Science Monitor.