Oct 23 The science of how Hurricane Patricia became so colossal By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Patricia's brute strength is just one sign that 2015's cyclone season is one for the ages. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 12:38 Did we learn anything new from Clinton’s Benghazi testimony? By PBS News Hour House Republicans grilled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the U.S. embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya. Political director Lisa Desjardins recaps the sometimes tense and emotional hearing. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Yochi Dreazen of Foreign Policy and Anne… Continue watching
Oct 22 Meet the woman who’s standing up to gentrification in her working class Bronx neighborhood By Corinne Segal Jerome Avenue in the Bronx is a hub of working class families, but residents worry that their way of life could be at risk under a proposed idea to rezone 57 blocks along the street. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:17 This search engine could help unlock autism’s secrets By PBS News Hour Scientists have long known that genetics play a role in autism, but now they may be able to actually pinpoint the specific gene variants, which could help doctors diagnose and treat the neurodevelopmental disorder from birth. Special correspondent Jackie Judd… Continue watching
Oct 21 Hungarian camerawoman plans to sue Facebook and migrant she tripped By Joshua Barajas The TV camerawoman who was caught on camera kicking and tripping migrants along the Hungarian-Serbian border last month plans to sue one of them. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:35 At a school with a history of social protest, this teacher is leading an opposition to ‘excessive testing’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 18 Benghazi chairman: New emails reveal ‘total disconnect’ with Washington By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The chairman of the panel investigating the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks said Sunday that new information reveals a "total disconnect" between the security needs of U.S. personnel on the ground and the political priorities of Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 1:55 Organizers scrap viral tests of Rio’s sewage-filled waters ahead of Olympics By PBS News Hour The organizers of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said this week they do not plan to test the human sewage-laden waterways that will be home to aquatic events for viruses that athletes fear could make them… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 9:15 Why Kentucky farmers are quitting tobacco and turning to an unlikely new crop By PBS News Hour A Farm Bill passed by Congress last year included an amendment granting states and universities the right to research hemp. Several states have since started research projects, but Kentucky is at the forefront, experimenting with creating a new industry around… Continue watching
Oct 17 8 things you didn’t know about hemp By Carey Reed Although hemp and marijuana look and smell the same, the two cannabis plants are quite different. Continue reading