Dec 17 Watch Makeshift Memorials, Flags at Half-Staff Mark State of Mourning in Newtown Makeshift Memorials, Flags at Half-Staff Mark State of Mourning in Newtown… Continue watching
Dec 17 Weekly Poem: ‘Messiah: Christmas Portions’ By Tom LeGro Poet Mark Doty reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."… Continue reading
Dec 16 Reporter’s Notebook: The Weight of Facts in Newtown A sign at a business located in Newtown, Conn., the site of the mass shooting Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photos by Hari Sreenivasan/PBS NewsHour. DANBURY, Conn. -- I realize it has been a while since I've traveled… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Contributes Troops, Missiles to NATO Protection for Turkey In other news Friday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the United States will send patriot missiles and 400 U.S. troops to Turkey. American soldiers will be part of a larger NATO force meant to protect Turkey from possible Syrian missile… Continue watching
Dec 13 Commentary: Paying Down Credit Card Wars Photo of U.S. soldiers by AFP/Getty Images. In the months I have been plying the international think tank beat for the PBS NewsHour, I have attended scores of conferences and talks, many of them informative and stimulating, especially when… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar, 92, Popularized Indian Music for Western Audiences Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar, 92, Popularized Indian Music for Western Audiences… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Alan Simpson’s Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter Alan Simpson's Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Science and Politics Behind North Korea’s Long-Range Missile Test Science and Politics Behind North Korea's Long-Range Missile Test… Continue watching
Dec 12 Ravi Shankar Dies at Age 92 By Tom LeGro Ravi Shankar, the Indian musical icon who made the sitar famous, played with the Beatles and helped introduce "world music" to the masses, died Tuesday at age 92 in a San Diego hospital. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch How to Protect Against the Dangers of Mobile Apps That Gather Kids’ Data How to Protect Against the Dangers of Mobile Apps That Gather Kids' Data… Continue watching