Jul 28 Tour the site of the world's first atomic bomb explosion By Kathleen McCleery At 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain Time on July 16, 1945, a 19-kiloton explosion was set off that would portend the end of World War II. Today, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test is a National Historic Landmark. The… Continue reading
Jul 28 Investigators rule catastrophic structural failure resulted in 2014 Virgin Galactic crash By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Federal safety investigators said Tuesday the crash of a Virgin Galactic spaceship last year was caused by a catastrophic structural failure triggered when the co-pilot unlocked the craft's braking system early. Continue reading
Jul 28 Obama administration plans to extend Pell grants for prisoners By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press The Obama administration is taking steps to expand the Pell grant program to prisoners. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:13 Women accusing Bill Cosby of assault speak out with similar stories By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:53 Fiat Chrysler faces record fines for failing to recall unsafe cars By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Yemen airstrikes resume despite cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi targets with airstrikes in Yemen, despite a five-day humanitarian truce. Also, the death toll from a suicide bombing by al-Shabab in Somalia’ capital rose to 15. Continue watching
Jul 27 New York Magazine profiles 35 women who accused Cosby of sexual assault By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Yesterday, in the culmination of a six-month project, New York Magazine published a profile of 35 different women who allege that comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. The article features portrait-style photographs of the women, accompanied by statements on their… Continue reading
Jul 27 Using telegrams and love letters to teach World War II By Mike Fritz, April Brown They found love letters, pictures, death-notice telegrams, and even insurance settlement claims that have survived for decades. Cpl. Henry Bernard Van Hyfte with his father in Minnesota before World War II. The discoveries are a result of a… Continue reading
Jul 27 Former Indian president, father of country's missile program, dies By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the father of the country's military missile program, died Monday after collapsing while delivering a lecture, a top state official said. He was 83. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 25:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, July 26th, 2015, President Obama vows to stand by Kenya in its fight against terrorism, Tunisian fisherman are saving the lives of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea, and altered images and the dilemma for… Continue watching