• Fossilized bubbles could expand our search for habitable planets

    Fossilized bubbles could expand our search for habitable planets

    May 25, 2016 07:08 PM EDT

    ... there’s more. If future studies replicate the findings, then it might dramatically revise the conditions believed necessary for supporting life -- and change how we search for future habitable worlds. Weak Sun, Soupy Air You might be thinking, “Poppycock! How could holes twice the size of the tip of a ...

  • Nikki Haley upstages Trump in search traffic during GOP response

    Nikki Haley upstages Trump in search traffic during GOP response

    Jan 13, 2016 05:18 AM EDT

    ... least one area -- as a trending topic on Google. trends.embed.renderWidget("US_cu_I2dhE1IBAAAQ9M_en", "fe_line_chart_83ae7eeb-de39-4370-b2f2-b575f9060a60", {"guestPath":"https://google.com:443/trends/embed/"}); Could her popularity even propel her onto the 2016 ticket as a running mate? PBS NewsHour's Political Director ...

  • Police search for motives in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting

    Police search for motives in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting

    Nov 28, 2015 07:29 PM EDT

    Police in Colorado Springs continue to search for clues Saturday following a shooting inside a Planned Parenthood clinic that left three dead and nine wounded. The suspected shooter was taken into custody after a five-hour standoff with police on Friday. The authorities identified Robert Lewis Dear, 57, as the ...

  • Researchers hope search engine will shed light on dark data

    Researchers hope search engine will shed light on dark data

    Oct 15, 2014 09:27 PM EDT

    ... unreadable images, audio, video and other uncurated data. That allows users to use keywords to search a collection of photos to find what they need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTsHV77-LVQ Brown Dog developers demonstrate how to use the search engine's two primary functions at a workshop ...

  • Google search will reward encrypted sites

    Google search will reward encrypted sites

    Aug 07, 2014 09:34 PM EDT

    In an effort to make the Internet a safer place, Google will prioritize secure websites in search results, giving a boost to those URLs with an "https" -- "s" as in "secure" -- over "http." According to Mashable, 56 percent of websites are encrypted -- a topic that took center stage during April ...

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    Mystery passengers identified; crowdsourcing effort aids search for missing Malayasia flight

    Mar 11, 2014 04:28 PM EDT

    https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/443393587469103104 As the search for the missing Malaysian airliner continued Tuesday, Interpol released the names of the two mystery passengers that used stolen passports, adding that the pair were not linked to terrorism. Interpol secretary-general Ron Noble identified the two passengers as Pouri Nour ...

  • New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage

    New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage

    Jul 16, 2026 03:06 PM EDT

    ... the question we want to ask them is who provided them with classified national security information, which everybody in this body should want to protect.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5JLwIQAPs0Watch the clip in the player above. The Justice Department over the years has developed, and revised, internal policies ...

  • In Venezuela, a ‘completely ineffective’ government  worsens earthquake disaster, experts say

    In Venezuela, a ‘completely ineffective’ government worsens earthquake disaster, experts say

    Jul 02, 2026 10:13 PM EDT

    ... political alliances,” Pérez said. “However, the following days revealed just how little state capacity they have.” Twenty-seven countries, including the United States, and 40 search-and-rescue teams have been deployed, according to Rampolla del Tindaro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCQYfZ0ASWM Watch the PBS News Hour segment ...

  • What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence

    What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence

    Jun 12, 2026 05:35 PM EDT

    Clayton’s comments echo Trump’s baseless claims that California’s elections are rigged. There’s no evidence of voter fraud in California’s primary elections. WATCH: Former election official fact-checks Trump's claims of election fraud in California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br4GCgLA6ds Watch the PBS ...

  • Critics fear a midterm purge as the Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility

    Critics fear a midterm purge as the Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility

    May 17, 2026 09:18 PM EDT

    ... prevent government benefits from going to noncitizens. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an arm of DHS, said more than 1,300 agencies use it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpqU0uB8etw At least 25 states have used SAVE to check their voter rolls since April 2025, after the Trump ...