Oct 24 Ifill and Woodruff rep the NewsHour on 'The Colbert Report' By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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 Colbert ReportGet… Continue reading
Oct 24 Using the 'zombie' method to teach neuroscience Halloween may be a fun time for kids to dress up in costumes and eat candy, but with the right tools it also can be a spooktacular learning opportunity. Dr. Steven Schlozman of Harvard Medical School and author of… Continue reading
Oct 24 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill and 'Days of Fire' author Peter Baker answer your questions Join Gwen Ifill and New York Times reporter and "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" author Peter Baker for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 24 More victims of online abuse reach out to parents WASHINGTON -- Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook: "I hate Sarah Ball, and I don't care who knows." Then there was the Facebook group "Hernando… Continue reading
Oct 24 What we're watching Thursday HealthCare.gov hearing The principal contractors responsible for the federal government's trouble-plagued health insurance website are testifying Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Watch a live stream of the proceedings here. The White House says timeline will be… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch live testimony on HealthCare.gov problems .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%; } PBS NewsHour will live stream… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Detroit bankruptcy eligibility case goes to trial The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in July, and now it must prove to a judge that the conditions necessitate that protection. But some pension funds, unions and retirees are fighting the filing. Jeffrey Brown gets an update from… Continue watching
Oct 23 Science lovers celebrate Mole Day with guacamole and chemistry Creative commons photo of a mole found in France by flickr user J. Marsh It's October 23, or Mole Day for chemistry enthusiasts. From 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. students and teachers celebrate their love of chemistry with Avogadro's… Continue reading
Oct 23 Names announced for 100-day-old panda cub twins .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 panda twins born at… Continue reading
Oct 23 #ironic Nearly 700 employees of IRS contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes, report finds: http://t.co/wBpx06truC -RAS @stephanatap— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2013… Continue reading