• Fact-checking Trump and Clinton on combatting terrorism in the U.S.

    Fact-checking Trump and Clinton on combatting terrorism in the U.S.

    Jun 13, 2016 10:25 PM EDT

    ... and with cowed leaders — including the State Department under Hillary Clinton's leadership — doing little to keep them out. The reality is far more complex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=E3BA6lZ3Dvw Clinton, too, spoke about how to fight the terrorist issue, but relied on thin data ...

  • NASA's Kepler mission doubles tally of exoplanets by weeding out impostors

    NASA's Kepler mission doubles tally of exoplanets by weeding out impostors

    May 10, 2016 08:29 PM EDT

    ... of finding habitable Earth-sized planets before the mission ends September 2017, Batalha said. The Kepler mission has discovered 2,325 of the verified exoplanets. https://twitter.com/nadiamdrake/status/730088919778263041 Paul Hertz, astrophysics division director at NASA headquarters in Washington, agreed and said that the algorithm could aid Kepler ...

  • Why you don't have to be nominated to become the GOP nominee

    Why you don't have to be nominated to become the GOP nominee

    Apr 23, 2016 06:48 PM EDT

    ... last week as the 168 members of the Republican National Committee and top party functionaries met in beachside splendor to discuss the GOP's messy search for a consensus presidential candidate. Three months from now, the 2,472 delegates to the party's nominating convention in Cleveland will have to ...

  • President Trump? For now, the world recoils

    President Trump? For now, the world recoils

    Mar 18, 2016 02:28 PM EDT

    ... The German magazine Der Spiegel's Jan. 30 cover featured a blow-up of Trump's face headlined: " Madness: America's rabble-rouser Donald Trump." https://twitter.com/mathieuvonrohr/status/693127443314556932 Longtime Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf warned the U.S. is in danger of being hijacked by a “narcissistic ...

  • Trump extends dominance as GOP starts to panic

    Trump extends dominance as GOP starts to panic

    Mar 02, 2016 12:42 AM EDT

    MIAMI -- Donald Trump claimed seven Republican victories on Super Tuesday as the New York businessman extended his dominance in the 2016 primary. READ MORE: Follow NewsHour’s delegate tracker At the same time, the GOP leaders' search for any viable alternative to Trump suffered a fresh setback, with both Ted ...

  • Trump nails it in New Hampshire after Iowa disappointment

    Trump nails it in New Hampshire after Iowa disappointment

    Feb 10, 2016 01:18 AM EDT

    ... world is going to respect us again." New Hampshire showed voter anger is for real, but it seemed unlikely to give much clarity to the search for a strong establishment alternative to Trump. READ MORE: Sanders wins big over Clinton in New Hampshire with wide support Right behind Kasich: a ...

  • Crackdown on synthetic pot has driven the dangerous drug to the streets

    Crackdown on synthetic pot has driven the dangerous drug to the streets

    Dec 22, 2015 09:24 PM EDT

    ... times. And then I don’t remember anything,” said Molly, a 16 year-old from Maryland who experienced a seizure her first time smoking synthetics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8I71_74qM&feature=youtu.be “I didn’t look it up. I didn’t search about it. I was ...

  • International manhunt underway as inquiry in Paris terror attack widens

    International manhunt underway as inquiry in Paris terror attack widens

    Nov 14, 2015 06:24 PM EDT

    Authorities launched an international search Sunday for a suspect wanted in connection with the wave of coordinated terror attacks that hit several locations in Paris on Friday, killing at least 129 people. A manhunt is underway for Abdeslam Salah, a 26-year-old man born in Belgium, who French officials ...

  • Israel approves 'stop and frisk' policy amid new violence

    Israel approves 'stop and frisk' policy amid new violence

    Oct 18, 2015 07:49 PM EDT

    In an effort to curb a rash of deadly stabbings, the Israeli Cabinet authorized the police on Sunday to 'stop and frisk' individuals on the street, even if there is no indication they are armed. If the bill passes the Israeli parliament, police will be able to "search anyone in ...

  • The life of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut, in pictures

    The life of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut, in pictures

    Oct 15, 2015 02:19 AM EDT

    A new photobiography details Sally Ride's childhood, her early struggles with stardom and the scientific zeal of America's first woman in space.