Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of ‘The Weaver Bird’ Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver… Continue reading
Sep 25 California “eraser law” lets minors remove embarrassing online content Photo by Gabriele Lopez/Flickr. Wish you could take back posting that embarrassing photo on Facebook? The one where you're dressed up as a Sith Lord for the midnight premiere of "Star Wars Episode III"? (No comment… Continue reading
Sep 25 UPDATE: Team USA executes greatest comeback in America’s Cup history Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Updated 4:45 p.m. EDT | Oracle Team USA beats Emirates Team New Zealand to keep America's Cup. 2:45 p.m. EDT | Think Game 7 of the World Series. Only the stadium is the San… Continue reading
Sep 25 Dept. of Ed awards green ribbons to environmentally friendly schools Photo by Justin Scuiletti/PBS NewsHour. Director of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Andrea Suarez Falken (third from left) experiences the forest park at Yu Ying Charter School in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: House Democrats call Congress to vote for debt ceiling increase, 3:30 p.m. ET .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; }… Continue reading
Sep 25 Janis Joplin’s final interview, cartoonized .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Four days before she died,… Continue reading
Sep 25 FBI releases photos and video of Navy Yard gunman .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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 FBI released photos… Continue reading
Sep 25 UPDATE: FBI says Navy Yard shooter acted alone By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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 FBI released new information… Continue reading
Sep 25 Thanks for the memories, Ted Cruz’s non-filibuster filibuster After 21 hours, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz ended his non-filibuster filibuster on the Senate floor. Contrary to some people's belief, Ted Cruz was not filibustering, but merely taking a symbolic stand against Obamacare. Meaning? His actions will have… Continue reading
Sep 25 Global HIV rates in decline Stella Manyando is a 55-year-old widow who looks after four of her grandchildren. One of her grandchildren is living with HIV, and she lost her daughter to AIDS. Photo by Annie Mpalume. The UNAIDS reports that HIV infections… Continue reading