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... continue in South Africa, leading the once dominant African National Congress party to lose ground, power and legitimacy. Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam spurs a water war. 6. The current technology bubble deflates even as a few champions of the sharing economy enter the Fortune 500. The biggest casualty proves ...
... when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. "To describe the depth of sadness that engulfed us that day defies vocabulary," he once said, recalling how the friendly mood of the Dallas crowds turned to "sheer terror and horror." His friend Johnson became president that day. In his long ...
... working with its suppliers to determine if the listeria was introduced by one of the ingredients the company uses. The company said Thursday it is recalling all ice creams, frozen yogurts, sorbets and ice cream sandwiches and temporarily closing retail stores. "We will not reopen the kitchen until we can ...
... for Disease Control and Prevention said there are no known illnesses linked to Jeni's products. In an online statement, the company said it is recalling all ice creams, frozen yogurts, sorbets, and ice cream sandwiches and closing retail stores until its products are "ensured to be 100 percent safe ...
... last summer, when Merle put out the chart-topping "The Great Unwind." But we, and Merle, think this new music video is his best yet. Later on this page, we'll hear from economists like Paul Krugman, Justin Wolfers and Arthur Laffer for their reactions. And Wednesday on the NewsHour ...
... the site of the June 6, 1944, battle's most violent fighting at Omaha Beach. He described D-Day's violent scene in vivid terms, recalling that "by daybreak, blood soaked the water" and "thousands of rounds bit into flesh and sand." Veterans of that fierce battle traveled long distances ...
... a change in this country. The reality is this. There is minimal enthusiasm for another war in this country. I mean, we went through -- without recycling, we went through a war where we were told we were going to be greeted as liberators, that was false intelligence that the other ...
On "jobs Friday," Making Sense speaks with two Bureau of Labor Statistics economists about what it's like to prepare one of the most closely-watched, and guarded, economic indicators in America.
Juliet Lee once ate 160 shrimp wontons in six minutes. Another time, she scarfed down 51 burgers in eight minutes. She’s eaten enough hot dogs in one sitting to fill a wheelbarrow. And she’s done it all in the name of sport.
In a monthly column for PBS NewsHour, Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern health and medicine on their anniversaries, like the world's first human heart transplant on Dec. 3, 1967. In the photo above, Amy DeStefano of Portsmouth, N.H., recovers after a transplant in 2012. Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston...
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