Nation Jul 24 Twitter Chat: Should homelessness be a crime? A new report released last week by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty observed an increase in laws targeting the homeless, such as bans on loitering, sitting and sleeping in public. Join us in a Twitter chat on…
Politics Jul 17 Twitter Chat: Women in Politics Thirty years ago this week, Geraldine Ferraro was chosen by Walter Mondale as his running mate on the 1984 Democratic ticket, making history as the first woman to become a major party's national nominee for office.
Health Jul 17 Uganda’s activists answer questions on gay rights, sex workers and AIDS prevention We will be taking your questions for four activists and human rights workers who deal specifically with at-risk populations in Uganda.
Nation Jul 15 Proposal to divide California into 6 states could make 2016 ballot Timothy Draper, a billionaire venture capitalist who has invested in the likes of Twitter and Skype, is pushing to have his proposal to divide California into six separate states added to the state ballot in 2016.
World Jul 15 Celebrating 8 years of Twitter with 8 superlative tweets Today is the anniversary of Twitter’s public launch. To celebrate this anniversary we've rounded up eight Twitter superlatives. Here are a few of the tweets (and accounts) that we felt earned a title in this past year.
Nation Jul 10 Twitter Chat: Trust and the Sharing Economy On your next vacation you could sleep in a stranger’s house, ride in a different stranger’s car, and do it all while a person you’ve never met watches your dog.
Health Jul 08 Study shows prostate cancer risk rises in male cyclists over 50 A recent study, published online by the Journal of Men’s Health, indicates an increased risk for prostate cancer in male cyclists over the age of 50.
Nation Jul 04 Happy birthday, Malia Obama President Obama will mark the nation’s birthday tonight with a celebration on the White House South Lawn, but there is another important birthday penned-in for this date on the White House calendar. Malia Obama turns 16 today. Just 10 years…
Nation Jul 03 Twitter Chat: The ethics of Facebook’s mood manipulation study NewsHour followers share their opinions of Facebook's controversial emotional experiment.
Nation Jul 02 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is emerging as an Internet sensation Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg garnered a lot of media attention this week for her scathing dissent on the Court’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby ruling, and it has not all come from the usual sources. Outside the pages of…