Sep 27 Shrubs and grass in Greenland shift the carbon balance .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%; } For the online magazine Science… Continue reading
Sep 27 #IRAN This week, the U.S. returned to #Iran this 7th century artifact that @CustomsBorder seized from a smuggler in 2003. pic.twitter.com/zh5How99qr— Department of State (@StateDept) September 27, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 27 House prepares to head in for Saturday votes Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images. With the pressure still firmly up against Speaker John Boehner, House lawmakers opted to adjourn for the day and return Saturday at 10 a.m. EDT to address a spending bill expected to pass… Continue reading
Sep 27 LIVE: Iranian president holds New York press conference .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%; } Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks… Continue reading
Sep 27 Hummingbird trumps Caffeine: Google rolls out new search Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images. September marks the 15th anniversary of technology giant Google. To accompany the big 15, the company has announced Thursday a new change to their search engine in the form of… Continue reading
Sep 27 Nancy Pelosi: House GOP "can't negotiate with themselves" (UPDATED) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., held her weekly news conference Friday with Capitol Hill reporters. Before Friday's Senate budget vote, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that it was impossible to negotiate with congressional Republicans to avert the… Continue reading
Sep 27 Pakistani earthquake aid hampered by insurgent attacks, death toll reaches 515 Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images. As Pakistani and regional government officials attempt to administer rescue and relief aid to areas affected by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, insurgents launched attacks on military forces in a region that BBC's Shahzeb… Continue reading
Sep 27 What We're Watching Friday By News Desk Good morning. It's the last day of the week, but the news continues on! Here are some of the stories that PBS NewsHour is watching for Friday. Climate Change: Humans are to blame The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel… Continue reading
Sep 26 Cantaloupe farmers arrested for listeria outbreak that killed 33 Photo by Kabsik Park/Flickr. Federal prosecutors arrested and charged two farmers, Ryan and Eric Jensen with various misdemeanors relating to a 2011 outbreak of listeria. Continue reading
Sep 26 Fewer women among top political contributors in 2012 than in 1990 Women in California celebrate the re-election of President Barack Obama. Photo courtesy of John Rose. The 2012 election put the spotlight on women. First, national Democrats seized on the rape remarks of a handful of Republicans whom they claimed were… Continue reading