Feb 13 Watch Deadly winter storm dubbed 'Snochi' wreaks havoc for the East Coast By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 What the winter weather wallop of the Northeast looks like By Sarah Sheffer, Lorna Baldwin Wintery weather shut down much of the eastern seaboard Thursday, as a huge storm system moved north, leaving a thick coat of snow and ice in it's wake and after leaving a treacherous mess across the south. The brutal… Continue reading
Feb 13 Facebook launches 50 new gender options for users By Justin Scuiletti, Sarah Sheffer Facebook users will find Thursday that they’re no longer limited to identifying themselves as either male or female. A new custom option will allow people to choose from around 50 different terms for their gender… Continue reading
Feb 13 It may be warm in Sochi, but these 5 things are chilling U.S-Russia relations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The weather is warm at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, yet U.S.-Russian relations are still in the deep freeze. Back in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled "reset" to symbolize… Continue reading
Feb 13 What to do when the kids are stuck inside? Read one of these books By Victoria Fleischer With yet another winter storm pressing down on a large swath of the east coast this week, we thought it would be useful to share Kate DiCamillo's favorite children's books. Now these books are perfect any old day, but they're… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch News Wrap: Winter storm knocks out power, leaves South under a layer of ice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin found guilty of corruption By Ruth Tam Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was found guilty Wednesday of 20 corruptions charges including bribery, wire fraud and conspiring to launder money. Continue reading
Feb 12 PBS Digital Studios launches 'Everything But the News' By Colleen Shalby What would Jim Lehrer do? That’s Steve Goldbloom’s mantra in PBS Digital Studios’ latest creation, “Everything But the News” -- the show that gives you a real (or is it fake? No, it’s real. But wait, is it really?) behind-the-scenes… Continue reading
Feb 12 East coast braces for another winter storm By Chelsea Coatney Another winter storm blew through the Deep South Tuesday night as the East Coast braces for their own deluge of sleet and snow. More than 100,000 customers in Georgia alone lost power due to the storm and several states are… Continue reading
Feb 12 Sinkhole swallows 8 cars at National Corvette Museum By Margaret Myers A sinkhole gave way Wednesday morning at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, damaging eight cars. No one was in the museum at the time and no injuries were reported. Continue reading