• Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs

    Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs

    May 05, 2017 02:08 AM EDT

    ... were very disappointed with "Batman Versus Superman" and "Suicide Squad." I haven’t been -- I haven't been over the moon about the way Warner Brothers has handled the D.C. franchise and especially the "Superman" storylines. So, I’m really looking forward to "Wonder Woman." In terms of another ...

  • New EPA chief Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry, emails reveal

    New EPA chief Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry, emails reveal

    Feb 22, 2017 09:30 PM EDT

    ... staff coordinating their legal strategy with oil and gas industry executives and conservative advocacy groups funded by those profiting from fossil fuels, including the billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch. While serving as Oklahoma's elected state lawyer for the last six years, Pruitt sued federal agencies more than a ...

  • 13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016

    13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016

    Dec 26, 2016 09:09 PM EDT

    ... marks the first encounter between the leaders of Christianity’s two largest churches since 1054, when the Eastern Orthodoxy split with Rome. “Finally! We are brothers,” the pope said as he embraced Kirill after their two-hour meeting in Cuba's Havana airport in February. World tiger count rises for ...

  • L.A. to San Francisco by train in 30 minutes? A pipe dream indeed

    L.A. to San Francisco by train in 30 minutes? A pipe dream indeed

    May 11, 2016 11:44 PM EDT

    ... this wasn't the Kitty Hawk powered flight moment. This was probably one of the glider tests that we're less familiar with that the Wright brothers did before that moment. It was an opportunity for them to test out their linear electric motor, which will help drive this capsule ...

  • Living with stress for too long may be giving kids asthma

    Living with stress for too long may be giving kids asthma

    Dec 10, 2015 12:44 AM EDT

    ... percent more likely to report having asthma during childhood. Those who suffered four traumatic events were 73 percent more likely to have asthma. DR. ROSALIND WRIGHT, Mount Sinai Health System: You can't ignore it anymore. The data is there that says psychological stress is a factor, just like these ...

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    As Unrest Shakes Middle East, Will Iran's Opposition Movement Gain Traction?

    Feb 15, 2011 11:35 PM EDT

    ROBIN WRIGHT: Well, in the immediate aftermath of the protests in 2009, the government did arrest hundreds of -- well, thousands of people. And it put hundreds of them on trial in mass trials that were Stalinesque in their scope. And the -- it was a message clearly to the opposition leaders ...

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    Katrina Relocation Challenges

    Sep 12, 2005 04:00 AM EDT

    The largest mass migration in the Unites States since the 1930s has left nearly a million people homeless, jobless and in unfamiliar territory following Hurricane Katrina. Following a report from Baton Rouge, three experts discuss the immense challenges ahead.

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    In Memorium: Al Hirschfeld

    Jan 21, 2003 05:00 AM EDT

    Artist Al Hirschfeld died Monday after a lifelong career drawing the stars of stage and screen. Ray Suarez speaks with a cultural writer for The New York Times and close friend of Hirschfeld.

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    Merging Media

    Jun 25, 2002 04:00 AM EDT

    Big media groups have continued to grow as the Federal Communications Commission and the courts roll back rules that once kept such companies from merging. What will this consolidation mean for consumers? Terence Smith reports.