Sep 09 The Syrian conflict, comic-book style If there was a comic strip of the recent history of Syria, this would be it. Writer Mike Duncan and artist Jason Novak illustrated the ongoing Syria situation over seven pages in their comic titled "We're About to… Continue reading
Sep 09 FROM THE WIRE Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will urge Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control. (AP/Reuters) H/T Joshua Barajas JS… Continue reading
Sep 09 "There's no rule that says as you get later in the season the hurricanes get weaker. That is a myth."--Dennis Feltgen, meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center. H/T Ellen… Continue reading
Sep 09 Secretary of State John Kerry to Participate in Google + Hangout By News Desk On Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. EDT., Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a Google + Hangout on Syria. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will host the hangout, Syria: Weighing the U.S. Response, along with journalist… Continue reading
Sep 09 NAACP president steps down with plans to start PAC for minority candidates National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous announced Sunday he plans to resign from his position at one of the country's oldest and largest civil rights organizations. Continue reading
Sep 06 Shields and Brooks on Immigration and the NFL .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 Doubleheader with Mark Shields… Continue reading
Sep 06 #NewsHourWeekend User Guide Hari Sreenivasan will anchor the new "PBS NewsHour Weekend" which debuts on Sept. 7. Photo by NewsHour Get ready to watch the PBS NewsHour seven days a week. We've been counting down to the premiere of PBS NewsHour Weekend… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch After 75 Years, an Untarnished Reputation for America's Man of Steel After 75 Years, an Untarnished Reputation for America's Man of Steel… Continue watching
Sep 05 Google+ Hangout On Air: A First Look at NewsHour Weekend By Hari Sreenivasan, Elisabeth Ponsot On Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. EDT, PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan will host a Google+ Hangout On Air. The conversation will feature a first look at NewsHour Weekend's signature field-reported pieces, premiering on air Sept. 7 and 8… Continue reading
Sep 05 Despite Snowden and Syria Cooling U.S.-Russian Relations, Work Goes On By Larisa Epatko First, it was National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden getting temporary asylum in Russia and then the stalemate over U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria. Lately, Russia and the United States appear far from being on the same page, even… Continue reading