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A year after Hurricane Sandy, N.J. shore faces mold problem

Video still by PBS NewsHour Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey shore last fall, but the area is still reeling from the storm's aftermath, now in the form of mold. According to a USA Today report, mold…

Obama administration steps up visibility from the Situation Room

Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images President Barack Obama's administration is out in force in Washington Monday as officials and the president work to sell his Syria resolution. In addition to the all-member briefing by Secretary of State…

Do you have Caffeine Use Disorder?

Photo by Flickr user @Doug88888 "More Research Urgently Needed on Caffeine" -- That's the energetic headline on the latest release from researchers at the Journal of Caffeine Research, who just published "Caffeine Use Disorder:…

Long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting discovered in Norwegian attic

Photo by Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images After two years of research, the Van Gogh Museum unveiled the Vincent van Gogh's "Sunset at Montmajour" in Amsterdam. The landscape painting dates back to 1888 and depicts the countryside…

FROM THE WIRE

The State Department said the U.S. will take a "hard look" at the Russian proposal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons. (AP)…

Guess who gets a basketball-themed birthday bash from Dennis Rodman

The former NBA great has made headlines from his visits to North Korea and the reclusive dictator Kim Jong-un, and now Rodman has announced plans to help train the North Korean Olympic basketball team and organize a game…

Iowa congressman calls on Boehner to cancel September recess

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, has asked House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to cancel Congress's September recess as lawmakers begin to address the issue of a possible attack in Syria. The Des Moines Register's Jennifer Jacobs tweeted this morning that Braley…

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem welcomes Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control to avoid U.S. military strikes. (AP/Reuters)…

Watch Gwen and Judy on CBS' 'This Morning'

Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff co-anchor their first PBS NewsHour broadcast tonight. Leading up to their debut, the new team appeared on CBS' "This Morning" to talk their new gig as the first female co-anchor team for…

Most Americans think future includes terrorism

A full 75 percent of Americans think that occasional acts of terrorism will be part of U.S. life in the future. That's what Pew uncovered in an April survey, right on the heels of the Boston Marathon bombing.