Nov 21 Myanmar festival lights up the night Students release lanterns during the opening ceremony of the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival in #Myanmar pic.twitter.com/cyc8pYaxVD— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 21, 2013 The Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival marks the end of the rainy season in… Continue reading
Nov 21 What we're watching Thursday Good morning! Here are some of the stories we're following on the Rundown this a.m.: Iran After France and Iran traded barbs during talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are… Continue reading
Nov 21 Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil reflect on covering JFK's assassination On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 15 years of the International Space Station Photo by NASA It speeds around the Earth at 17,100 mph and clocks an orbit time of just under 93 minutes. It's gotten magazine spreads dedicated to its future. It's even hosted a performance of "Space… Continue reading
Nov 20 Illinois legalizes same-sex marriages, joining 15 other states Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation Wednesday that would make Illinois the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriages. Speaking to more than 2,000 people at a ceremony held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Quinn said the new law makes… Continue reading
Nov 20 21,000-mile, seven-year walk nears end of first year "What you seek is seeking you." ? #Rumi. Near Wadi al Hamd, #SaudiArabia. #Edenwalk pic.twitter.com/FLIripI9NF— Paul Salopek (@PaulSalopek) November 7, 2013 Paul Salopek walked 1,300 miles since January and he only has… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault… Continue watching
Nov 20 Could the 'bubble top' have saved Kennedy in 1963? EmbedVideo(8042); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 Robert MacNeil remembers the 1963 gunshots that killed President Kennedy EmbedVideo(8045); In the center of the chaos that ensued on Nov. 22, 1963 were NewsHour co-founders Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News, while Lehrer was working the federal beat as a… Continue reading
Nov 20 Israel to stop issuing birth certificates to foreign born babies Photo by Flickr User Jafi Israel The Israeli government will stop giving birth certificates to babies born to foreigners to prevent the usage of the documentations to claim the right to stay in the country, the… Continue reading