Aug 05 Seven Killed, Including Suspected Shooter, at Sikh Temple Near Milwaukee Police SWAT officers surround a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin where at least six people were killed when a shooter, who was shot dead by a police officer, opened fire on congregants. Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images. Continue reading
Aug 03 The Daily Frame Nepalese children dressed in traditional cow costumes take part in a procession for the Gai Jatra in Kathmandu on Friday. Families who have lost a relative during the year parade a cow, a sacred animal which some believe helps the… Continue reading
Aug 03 Gwen's Take: Who We Are and How We Vote - Connecting the Dots Paul Taylor, the executive vice president of the Pew Research Center, has long experience explaining why things happen. When we chatted on the PBS NewsHour this week, the subject was the widening chasm of economic segregation. It was… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Olympic Highs and Lows: A 'Breakthrough' Win and a Badminton Scandal Olympic Highs and Lows: A 'Breakthrough' Win and a Badminton Scandal… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Historic Win for U.S. Gymnast Douglas; U.K. Claims Its First Gold of the Games Historic Win for U.S. Gymnast Douglas; U.K. Claims Its First Gold of the Games… Continue watching
Aug 02 How the 'Torch Was Passed': A Historic Day at London Games After Gabby Douglas became the first woman of color to win a gold medal for the all-around women's gymnastics title, Jeffrey Brown spoke with sportswriter Christine Brennan about the reaction from Dominique Dawes, a member of the 1996 gold medal-winning… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch On Historic Day at London Games, How the 'Torch Was Passed' On Historic Day at London Games, How the 'Torch Was Passed… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Remembering Gore Vidal, the 'Last American Man of Letters' and 'Public Scold' Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts, Including for the Most Wealthy News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts, Including for the Most Wealthy… Continue watching
Aug 01 Writer Gore Vidal Dies at Age 86 Gore Vidal, the American author, playwright and commentator who became a celebrity for his written works as much as for his outspokenness on the issues of the day, died Tuesday at the age of 86 in Los Angeles. Continue reading