Jan 07 Watch 3:08 Polar vortex chills Americans with another day of record cold temperatures By PBS News Hour The polar vortex held its grip over the U.S., bringing frigid winds to places accustomed to cold winters and even sending ice and snow into the Deep South. The record negative temperatures caused some towns in Indiana to lose power… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch How a winter 'wobble' brought freezing North Pole temperatures to the U.S. By PBS News Hour The strong winds that normally keep the masses of very cold air contained near the North Pole weakened this week, allowing frigid temperatures to reach down into the United States. Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Freedman of Climate Central about… Continue watching
Jan 07 An interactive globe shows wind flows around the world Photo by earth.nullschool.net You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need this interactive map. Continue reading
Jan 07 German supermarkets got a surprise shipment of cocaine with their bananas Five supermarkets in Germany found themselves with large hauls of Cocaine packed within delivered banana crates. Photo by Flickr user thebarrowboy Supermarkets in Germany found themselves with some new, and unexpected, produce on Monday: Cocaine. Continue reading
Jan 07 7 tips for successful aging By Mary Jo Brooks Eva Allegria works out at an AltaMed PACE Center, which helps elderly individuals stay healthy, active and happy for longer into old age. Photo by Dan Caston/ PBS NewsHour Eighty-six year old Eva Allegria has been living independently in… Continue reading
Jan 07 New York Police officers charged in disability fraud More than one hundred former city workers, including New York City police officers, firefighters and prison guards, have been charged of faking psychiatric problems in order to receive federal disability benefits. Continue reading
Jan 07 Ten years after first rover landing, Smithsonian to display images of Mars *Curiosity Rover's self portrait at "John Klein" drilling site. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS* The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's is displaying more than 50 of its best photographs from the two Mars rovers, ten years after NASA first landed… Continue reading
Jan 07 SNAP programs at farmers markets improve fruit and vegetable consumption, study finds A new study finds SNAP programs at farmers markets help local economies. Photo by Abhijit Tembhekar When farmers markets incentivize the use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, the consumption of fruits and vegetables raises,… Continue reading
Jan 07 Road salt keeps America's roads safe, but threatens the environment A New York City Transit worker shovels snow and slush from the platforms of the public transit. Photo by MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann More than 22 million tons of road salt -- 139 pounds… Continue reading
Jan 07 Obama begins a renewed political push for immigration reform in 2014 .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%; } The PBS NewsHour reported in… Continue reading