Dec 14 What we're watching Saturday Explosion hits Kenya's capital Kenyan authorities have confirmed at least 3 people have been killed in a car bombing in the country's capital of Nairobi. The explosion occurred in a passenger van that had been traveling from the… Continue reading
Dec 13 PBS NewsHour had a cookie-off and you're the winner Here at PBS NewsHour, we decided that there was no better way to get in the holiday spirit than with a good old fashioned cookie-off. So we asked all of our in-house bakers to share their favorite holiday… Continue reading
Dec 13 Make a wish: Geminid meteor shower brings chance to see the dozens of shooting stars Image by NASA If you can get away from the city lights, the Geminid meteor shower peaks late Friday night and early into Saturday morning. Weather permitting, 90 to 120 meteors per hour will be visible in the… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch News Wrap: Colo. student shot two before killing himself at high school News Wrap: Colo. student shot two before killing himself at high school… Continue watching
Dec 13 SNL to hire first black female performer since 2007 With my girls @Breshawebb @simoneshepherd @TiffanyHaddish & other funny ladies I got to meet at our #SNL showcase :) pic.twitter.com/X1D5gT2GOJ— Gabrielle Dennis (@GabrielleDennis) December 2, 2013 Under fire for the absence… Continue reading
Dec 13 Colorado high school shooting suspect found dead By News Desk EmbedVideo(8252); Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper addressed the media after a school shooting in suburban Denver Friday. CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said Friday that a school shooting suspect died from… Continue reading
Dec 13 This day in history: Saddam Hussein captured .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Watch a synopsis of the… Continue reading
Dec 13 Ann Patchett gets personal in her new collection of essays, 'This is the Story of a Happy Marriage' By Arts Desk // Ann Patchett reflects on fiction version nonfiction and the state of books today in a conversation with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown. "Nonfiction is easy and fiction is hard." That's according to Ann Patchett, author of "Bel Canto" and… Continue reading
Dec 13 What were the top tech advancements in 2013? An #infographic showing some of the main developments in technology this year pic.twitter.com/Hc39xPgcRi— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 13, 2013 The Agence France-Press released an infographic Friday that highlights the technological advancements made in 2013. Continue reading
Dec 13 Prisoners poison themselves with jailhouse wine Pruno, or "prison wine" is an alcoholic liquid made by prisoners from assorted food items. Photo by Flickr user Puddin n Tang When an inmate at a Utah Prison altered his pruno "wine" recipe by adding an old… Continue reading