Nov 10 It’s true, Mizzou’s black faculty numbers are low – really low By Vanessa Dennis, Laura Santhanam How far is the University of Missouri from meeting the student protesters' demands of 10-percent black faculty? We looked at the black faculty data in all Southeastern Conference schools. Continue reading
Nov 10 Starbucks touts Christmas coffee after flap over red cups By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Starbucks is pushing back against suggestions stoked by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump that this year's minimalist design for its holiday cups is a slap at Christmas. Continue reading
Nov 10 Manhattan Project sites get National Park status By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- More than 70 years ago scientists working in secret created the atomic bomb that ended World War II and ushered the world into the nuclear age. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 6:02 Gloria Steinem’s advice to young women: Listen to yourselves, not to me By PBS News Hour Gloria Steinem, writer, editor and feminist activist, has been at the forefront of the women's movement for more than half a century. Much of her life has unfolded on the road, from her childhood with an itinerant family to years… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 8:29 How late night comedy became another stop on the campaign trail By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, is not the first politician to use late night comedy to pitch his campaign. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 10:29 How Ferguson influenced the student uprising at Mizzou By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 5:38 How will the Russian sports cheating scandal affect future Olympic games? By PBS News Hour An independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency has uncovered systemic cheating by Russian track and field athletes in international sports, much of it at the behest of the Russian government. The report recommended a lifetime ban for five runners. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: $1 million bail set for officers who shot 6-year-old By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Louisiana has set a $1 million bail for two police officers accused of murdering an autistic boy. Also, two Americans, a South African and two Jordanians were gunned down by a police… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the president of the University of Missouri resigns due to his handling of racial issues on campus. Also: Russia’s widespread involvement in steroid use, addressing Mexico’s diabetes epidemic, Myanmar’s election results, discussing the politics of late… Continue watching
Nov 09 SeaWorld San Diego to phase out killer whale shows By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins SeaWorld will be phasing out its killer whale show at its San Diego park next year, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. According to documents placed online by the company, the park will be replacing the shows with a new orca… Continue reading