Jul 22 From the Hindenburg to Marilyn Monroe, 10 moments from the new archival footage released to YouTube By Eric Osman The Associated Press and British Movietone are uploading more than 550,000 clips to YouTube that feature news events dating back to 1895, becoming the largest collection of archival news content on the video sharing website. Continue reading
Jul 22 This café wants you to take a midday kitten break By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Crumbs & Whiskers has everything you would expect of a typical café -- drinks, a selection of baked goods, and plenty of places to chill or work. They also have resident cats. Continue reading
Jul 22 This lab is like CSI ... for endangered wildlife By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix While there are other labs around the globe that specialize in specific types of plants and animals, a forensics lab in Ashland, Oregon is the only one in the world dedicated to solving crimes against all kinds of wildlife. Continue reading
Jul 22 Accused Charleston shooter Dylann Roof will face federal hate crime charges By Eric Tucker and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The man accused of slaying of nine black church members in Charleston last month was indicted Wednesday on 33 federal counts, including hate crimes, firearms violations and obstructing the practice of religion, which could include the death penalty. Continue reading
Jul 22 White House finishing up plan for closing Guantanamo Bay prison By Associated Press A White House spokesman says the administration is in the "final stages" of drafting its latest plan to close the prison holding terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue reading
Jul 22 Validity of dashcam video of Sandra Bland's arrest called into question By Colleen Shalby The validity of a 52-minute dashcam video that captured Sandra Bland’s arrest is being called into question. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode July 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, patients, advocates and scientists hail the effectiveness of early HIV treatment to halt the spread of AIDS. Also: American civilians join the front lines to fight the Islamic State, Rick Santorum on running for president, more… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 7:52 Rick Santorum on Iran's nuclear path, economics of immigration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 9:19 Being shamed by a CEO turned this mom into a health privacy advocate By William Brangham, Jason Kane Deanna Fei was thrilled when her daughter, born premature at 25 weeks, came home from the hospital. Then, her husband’s boss – the CEO of AOL – claimed he was trimming workers’ retirement benefits because the company had spent too… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 9:11 Why some Americans are volunteering to fight the Islamic State By Marcia Biggs The State Department estimates that more than 150 Americans, including some U.S. military veterans, have packed their bags and flown to Iraq and Syria to volunteer with forces fighting against the Islamic State militant group. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports… Continue watching