Sep 13 NSA director modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise Congressional leaders already have a lot of power, but do they secretly want to captain the USS Enterprise? In an in-depth profile of NSA Director Keith B. Alexander, Foreign Policy reveals that one of the ways the general endeared… Continue reading
Sep 13 Changing Ocean Chemistry Threatens Alaskan Crabs By News Desk The chemistry of the North Pacific Ocean is changing in ways that pose serious threats to Alaska's two signature crab species: the red king crab and the snow crab. The culprit is ocean acidification. This report, produced in partnership with… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch How Latino Americans Have Shaped the U.S. and Fought for Acceptance How Latino Americans Have Shaped the U.S. and Fought for Acceptance… Continue watching
Sep 13 #FURYK When sports history is made, it's a great day. Congrats to Jim Furyk on his 59, only the 6th in @PGATOUR history.— ESPN (@espn) September 13, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 13 #INSIDENEWSHOUR By News Desk PBS NewsHour's Mary Jo Brooks captured this image of residents south of Lyons surveying damage caused by the flooding of Left Hand Creek. Brooks also said that U.S. Highway 36 remained closed, effectively cutting off the town of Lyons. Continue reading
Sep 13 China announces plan to curb pollution A women wearing the mask rides a bicycle on the street during severe pollution on January 23, 2013 in Beijing, China. Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images In response to heightened criticism of the country's pollution problems, the Chinese… Continue reading
Sep 13 Flight 666 non-stop to HEL on Friday the 13th If there was ever a flight for superstitious passengers to avoid, the Associated Press might have found it. Finnair flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki (airport abbreviation HEL) Friday may make some a little uneasy. Yes, that's 666… Continue reading
Sep 13 How British Columbia cut its drunken driving fatalities in half .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 Weekend's William Brangham… Continue reading
Sep 13 Original artwork thrives at Burning Man Photo by Flickr user Ryan Vettese Tonight on PBS NewsHour, KQED reports on the culture and artwork that emerged last week at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Continue reading
Sep 13 Gap between housing price and income in London at unprecedented levels Photo by Flickr user Julie70 Fear of a potential housing bubble emerged in London as the gap between local salaries and property prices doubled since 2009. According to a Sky News report, the average home… Continue reading