• 7 times that science explained aliens

    7 times that science explained aliens

    Oct 28, 2015 10:15 PM EDT

    ... years ago, the famed psychoanalyst C.G. Jung blamed the fear of the unknown, and with it, the human preoccupation with aliens, on our innate search for meaning in places where none exists. In a 2010 essay, clinical psychologist Stephen Diamond described the mental phenomenon this way: ...it is precisely ...

  • 3 things buried in the spending bill

    3 things buried in the spending bill

    Sep 30, 2015 02:29 PM EDT

    ... not available through the most direct means. But you can find it through a little more legwork. Look in the Congressional Record, which you can search here. In this case search for H.R. 719, the bill about the TSA, and amendment 2689, which is the amendment which keeps government ...

  • Full text of Pope Francis' remarks to Congress

    Full text of Pope Francis' remarks to Congress

    Sep 24, 2015 02:41 PM EDT

    ... World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. On this continent, too, thousands of persons are led to travel north in search of a better life for themselves and for their loved ones, in search of greater opportunities. Is this not what we want for our ...

  • Can Europe balance the migrant crisis with countries' needs?

    Can Europe balance the migrant crisis with countries' needs?

    Sep 24, 2015 12:35 AM EDT

    ... of our member states. But I would like to emphasize what Europe has been doing in terms of addressing the problem in the Mediterranean with search and rescue, nearly 122,000 lives saved, with a naval effort to try and break the smugglers who are exploiting the people, assistance to ...

  • Stephen Colbert debuts his new take on late night TV

    Stephen Colbert debuts his new take on late night TV

    Sep 09, 2015 02:08 PM EDT

    ... Donald Trump jokes and noting his transition from playing the character of a cable TV blowhard to being himself. "With this show I begin the search for the real Stephen Colbert," he said. "I just hope I don't find him on Ashley Madison." Colbert was joined by actor George ...

  • What's behind the 'anchor babies' buzz phrase?

    What's behind the 'anchor babies' buzz phrase?

    Aug 26, 2015 03:36 PM EDT

    ... and who should leave. Here's a look at the phrase and why people care. DEFINITION, PLEASE The American Heritage Dictionary: "Used as a disparaging term for a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country that grants automatic citizenship to children born on its soil, especially when the ...

  • Is diet soda any healthier than regular soda?

    Is diet soda any healthier than regular soda?

    Aug 13, 2015 08:51 PM EDT

    People can’t get enough information about artificial sweeteners. Do they help you diet? Do they make you fat? Are they healthier than sugar? Are they healthy? Six artificial sweeteners have passed toxicology tests and been deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration: saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, neotame and advantame. These go in the...

  • From Google to Alphabet, what does the change mean?

    From Google to Alphabet, what does the change mean?

    Aug 11, 2015 10:51 PM EDT

    Tech giant Google is restructuring. A newly created holding company called Alphabet will now be the umbrella for its core business of Internet searching -- still called Google -- as well as other divisions like home automation and X Labs. Gwen Ifill discusses the changes with David Yoffie of Harvard Business School.

  • Texas' attorney general charged with securities fraud

    Texas' attorney general charged with securities fraud

    Aug 03, 2015 04:05 PM EDT

    McKINNEY, Texas -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton turned himself in Monday to face charges that he misled investors and didn't disclose money he made for referring financial clients as part of his private business before becoming the state's top lawyer in January.

  • News Wrap: Charleston shooting suspect enters temporary not guilty plea

    News Wrap: Charleston shooting suspect enters temporary not guilty plea

    Jul 31, 2015 10:46 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, Dylann Roof entered a temporary not guilty plea to federal hate crime charges in connection to the killing of nine worshippers at a church in Charleston last month. Also, the wing fragment discovered on an island in the Indian Ocean is on its way to be tested to see whether...