Jan 31 Watch 4:05 Vast digitizing project will put Harvard’s colonial archives online By PBS News Hour Harvard University has launched a project to digitize almost half a million items from its 17th and 18th century archives – the largest digitizing effort the university has ever undertaken. The letters, journals, documents and drawings tell the story not… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 9:18 Recruiting college students to fight extremists online By PBS News Hour The federal government has launched an initiative to counter violent extremism among potential homegrown terrorists. Part of the effort enlists college students to develop an online campaign and social media strategy against ISIS propaganda. NewsHour's Christopher Booker reports. Continue watching
Jan 30 Facebook bans private gun sales on social networks By Michael D. Regan Facebook is banning private gun sales from being advertised on its social media networks, the company announced late Friday. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 6:09 A dance to change Denmark’s minds about refugees By PBS News Hour The Danish government has courted controversy by seizing valuables from asylum seekers to pay their living expenses, a policy intended to make the country less attractive to migrants. But one of Denmark’s leading dance troupes is incorporating asylum seekers into… Continue watching
Jan 29 Why are millennials turning to payday loans and pawn shops? By Kristen Doerer More millennials are turning to payday loans and pawn shops for much needed cash -- moves that can provide immediate relief, but often result in deeper debt. Continue reading
Jan 29 How does Zika virus shrink a baby’s brain and other FAQs By Nsikan Akpan What is Zika virus? How early can a doctor spot microcephaly? Did you know the U.S. already has a virus causing thousands of microcephaly cases each year?… Continue reading
Jan 28 Fact checking GOP claims on carpet bombs, Kurds and economy By Robert Burns and Josh Boak, Associated Press Republican presidential contenders let fly with some inaccuracies Thursday when they badmouthed the Obama administration on military readiness, aid to Kurdish fighters and pay for construction workers. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 8:26 Are the best days of the U.S. economy over? By PBS News Hour If you add up all of the innovations made from the late 1800s up to 1970, there's been no comparable stretch of economic growth, before or since, says economist Robert Gordon. According to his new book, "The Rise and Fall… Continue watching
Jan 28 ‘I have never seen such destruction’ as in Yemen: aid worker By Larisa Epatko Fighting in Yemen after rebels overthrew the government in early 2015 has created a dire humanitarian situation unparalleled even in places as battled scarred as Syria, according to a Doctors Without Borders worker. Continue reading
Jan 27 Obama to honor 4 who protected Jews during Holocaust By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The United Nations has designated Wednesday as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945. President Barack Obama is honoring four people, including Americans from Indiana and Tennessee, for risking… Continue reading