World Feb 13 Sochi warm enough for sunbathing Temperatures in Sochi stayed spring-like for the third day, as the weather forecast predicted highs to hit the 60s through this weekend. But Sochi’s strategic snow reserve remains stable, and organizers are confident the region has enough snow on hand…
Nation Jan 29 Welcome to the new PBS NewsHour To meet the demands of an expanding and more involved audience, today we're launching a completely overhauled PBS NewsHour website. This is the most expansive redesign in the recent history of our 18-year-old online presence, and the changes aren't just…
World Nov 01 What is al-Qaida in Iraq? A CFR Background Briefing Sectarian violence intensified across Iraq in late 2013 as membership in its largest jihadist group swelled. The Council on Foreign Relations provides a background report on Iraq's most dangerous terrorist organization.
Science Oct 26 Meet the student hackers behind the ‘Plaid Parliament of Pwning’ Earlier this year, the "Plaid Parliament of Pwning" team held a hacking contest for high school students called "Toaster Wars." Consider a phone charger that not only charges your smartphone, but also scans any Android device for malware, viruses and…
Nation Sep 20 NASA satellites record 6th lowest arctic ice extent on record From NASA: This summer’s sea ice minimum in the Arctic is still the sixth lowest extent of the satellite record and is 432,000 square miles (1.12 million square kilometers) lower than the 1981-2010 average, roughly the size of…
World Apr 18 FBI Releases Photos and Video Of Suspected Boston Marathon Bombers Update: (8:40 a.m. EDT, April 19th) the FBI has released this image of suspect 2, who is believed to still be at large in the Boston area. The AP has identified this suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge.
Science Feb 13 EPA contaminated by conflict of interest In September 2010, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency came to a startling conclusion: Even a small amount of a chemical compound commonly found in tap water may cause cancer. More than 70 million Americans drink traces of chromium every…
Politics Nov 06 Hey Look! I Voted If you went to the polls today, you probably spotted a few voters snapping photos on their cell phones. We wanted to get a voters-eye view of the voting experience, so we created an experimental website. LookIVoted.com…
Education Feb 22 ‘Why I Go to School’: An Antidote For Dropping Out Every year, more than 1.3 million students drop out of high school. That's 7,000 students a day dropping out for many reasons, most of which are largely personal and reflective of a student's circumstances at home, school and in the…