Aug 22 Watch News Wrap: Cases of West Nile Virus Reach Decade High In other news Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control reported three times more cases of West Nile virus so far this year, blaming weather conditions that fostered optimal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Also, a new study reveals that older fathers… Continue watching
Aug 22 An All-Access Pass to the Conventions Are you excited yet? We are! In a special edition of this week's Political Checklist, I talked with senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and UStream Vice President Craig Mullaney about our partnership for the Republican National Convention beginning Monday. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Mickey Edwards Urges Congress, Before Party Affiliation Be 'an American First' Mickey Edwards Urges Congress, Before Party Affiliation Be 'an American First'… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Nyad Endured Storm and Jellyfish Stings Before Ending Marathon Cuba-Florida Swim Nyad Endured Storm and Jellyfish Stings Before Ending Marathon Cuba-Florida Swim… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Tech Stock Ebb and Flow: Apple Dominates Wall Street While Facebook Flails Tech Stock Ebb and Flow: Apple Dominates Wall Street While Facebook Flails… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Dep. Prime Minister Objects to U.S. Threat of Intervention News Wrap: Syrian Dep. Prime Minister Objects to U.S. Threat of Intervention… Continue watching
Aug 21 Nyad's Cuba-Florida Swim Thwarted by Jellyfish U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad, right, gestures before her departure from the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana on Aug. 18, 2012. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP/GettyImages) Diana Nyad had left no corner untucked in preparations for her fourth attempt to… Continue reading
Aug 21 Meles Zenawi, 1955-2012: Leader Left Indelible Mark on Ethiopia When he died in a Belgian hospital on Monday at 57, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi left behind a country indelibly shaped by his life and career. The next few weeks of assessments and obituaries will determine how the past… Continue reading
Aug 21 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' By Saskia de Melker The Olympics are over but there's another huge sporting event that will also soon start in London. 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29. Our partners at WGBH have been… Continue reading
Aug 21 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' Anjali Forber-Pratt/ Photo Courtesy of WGBH 'Medal Quest' In just one week, 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29 and run through September 9. Our partners… Continue reading