Mar 05 What's the weather like in your neighborhood? By Colleen Shalby The East Coast and South were slammed by snow, sleet and rain today. We asked people on social media what the weather looked like in their neck of the woods. Here are some of those photos they shared:… Continue reading
Mar 05 Cats don't like human music -- play them this instead By Justin Scuiletti Ever wondered why your cats don't share your appreciation of Johann Sebastian Bach or aren't as enthusiastic to rock out to an old Led Zeppelin record? Turns out, it's not their style. Continue reading
Mar 05 Ringling Bros. to phase out elephants by 2018 By Anna Sillers The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that beginning in 2018, elephants will no longer be a part of the circus act. Continue reading
Mar 05 As lava flow threatens their town, Hawaii students create DIY air purifier By Saskia de Melker For the hundreds of residents of Pahoa, located downslope from the Kilauea volcano, the last eight months have been a time of fear and uncertainty. But for students at the at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, the lava… Continue reading
Mar 05 What Pew's study on local news intake reveals about broadband accessibility By Colleen Shalby Pew found that the way in which people retrieved local news varied, particularly when it came to how they used the Internet. Continue reading
Mar 05 Video: Flight landing at LaGuardia skids off runway By Margaret Myers A Delta flight landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport skidded off the runway Thursday morning before coming to a rest against an embankment. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading
Mar 05 LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in 'Selma' speech By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing a federal Voting Rights Act that would "open the city of hope to all… Continue reading
Mar 05 Despite mixed views on civil rights in 1965, Americans largely supported Selma marchers By Andrew Kohut When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue for… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 6:45 Why homecoming can be particularly hard for female veterans By PBS News Hour In the return to civilian life, many women find that veteran services fall short of their needs. Unemployment rates for female veterans are higher than for other women, as well as for male veterans. Female veterans are at least twice… Continue watching