• What we learned from public testimony of officials on Trump's July 25 call

    What we learned from public testimony of officials on Trump's July 25 call

    Nov 19, 2019 11:55 PM EST

    ... in the United States, so his three sons could have better and safer lives. His courageous decision inspired a deep sense of gratitude IN my brothers and myself and instilled in us a sense of duty and service. All three of us have served or are currently serving in the ...

  • Jewish community still healing one year after mass shooting

    Jewish community still healing one year after mass shooting

    Oct 27, 2019 09:16 PM EST

    ... Light Congregation, said he was feeling anxious. Ivette Feliciano: As we go into the High Holidays, what’s on your mind? What are you thinking right now? Stephen Cohen: I'm afraid. I'm afraid because the High Holidays are a time of reflection, of introspection, of asking God for ...

  • Arabs in Israel strike to protest deadly crime wave

    Arabs in Israel strike to protest deadly crime wave

    Oct 03, 2019 06:33 PM EST

    ... parliament skipped the swearing-in out of solidarity. Thousands took part in a protest in the northern Arab town of Majd al-Krum, where two brothers and a third man were killed in a brawl involving guns and knives earlier this week. The protesters waved signs and chanted slogans calling ...

  • What rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine mean for the state's lobster industry

    What rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine mean for the state's lobster industry

    Sep 18, 2019 10:35 PM EST

    David Fields: Lobsters are carnivores. They feed really on other animals, and they're horribly cannibalistic. So, they eat also their brothers and sisters pretty regularly. Miles O'Brien: But David Fields is more interested in what lobsters eat when they are tiny. He is a senior research scientist at ...

  • As Hurricane Dorian batters the Carolinas, what's next for relief efforts in the Bahamas

    As Hurricane Dorian batters the Carolinas, what's next for relief efforts in the Bahamas

    Sep 05, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... us that you have just seen widespread examples of this, of individuals moving to do what they can on their own. John Yang: That's right. In the spot, we talked about the group Restoration Abaco and heard from one of the organizers. Another organizer we met last night was ...

  • Billionaire, conservative donor David Koch dies at age 79

    Billionaire, conservative donor David Koch dies at age 79

    Aug 23, 2019 01:07 PM EST

    ... s vice presidential candidate in 1980. He was a generous donor to conservative political causes as well as educational, medical and cultural groups. The Koch brothers were best known for a vast political network they built that became popularly known as the "Kochtopus" for its far-reaching tentacles in support ...

  • Hal Prince, towering Broadway director and producer, dead at 91

    Hal Prince, towering Broadway director and producer, dead at 91

    Jul 31, 2019 04:25 PM EST

    ... Company." Prince produced and directed this innovative, revue-like musical that followed the travails of Bobby, a perpetual New York bachelor ever searching for the right woman. "Company" was followed in quick succession by "Follies" (1971), which Prince co-directed with Michael Bennett; "A Little Night Music" (1973); "Pacific Overtures ...

  • How FaceApp highlights a gap in U.S. privacy protections

    How FaceApp highlights a gap in U.S. privacy protections

    Jul 18, 2019 10:40 PM EST

    ... how the images of U.S. citizens and their faces could be used by foreign governments. Amna Nawaz has the story. Amna Nawaz: That's right, Judy. At first, it seemed fun. Celebrities like LeBron James were uploading pictures of themselves using FaceApp to make them appear older. A number ...

  • Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Jussie Smollett case

    Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Jussie Smollett case

    Jun 21, 2019 06:20 PM EST

    ... s February recusal, but that it should have included a request for a special prosecutor to take over the case. He said she had no right to hand it off to someone from her office, which he said amounted to naming her own special prosecutor. "State's attorneys are clearly ...

  • Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

    Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

    Jun 17, 2019 06:11 PM EST

    Brinkley was credited with inspiring a wave of new scholarship, although some faulted him for only belatedly noticing conservative books. Leo Ribuffo, author of "The Old Christian Right: The Protestant Far Right From the Great Depression to the Cold War," called Brinkley's essay "a certification narrative," in which a ...