Sep 21 WATCH: Pope Francis' historic trip to the U.S. By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis met with inmates and lawmakers, celebrated Mass in three different cities, and addressed world leaders during his first visit to the United States, and the first by any pope since 2008. Watch videos of all the events. Continue reading
Sep 21 Could a mushroom save the honeybee? By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix In recent years, research has shown that rare fungi found in the old-growth forests of Western Washington can help fight viruses, including tuberculosis, smallpox and bird flu. What if the honeybee would see similar health benefits from wood-rotting mushrooms?… Continue reading
Sep 21 A quarter of all renters spend half of income on housing By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger About one quarter of all renters spend at least half of their paychecks just to keep roofs over their heads, and those numbers will only grow in the next 10 years, new research suggests. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:11 After long journey to Germany, refugees confront new challenge of integration By PBS News Hour The United Nations this weekend said 80 percent of the migrants coming to Europe are from war-torn Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent refugees arriving in new countries face a challenge that will take much longer than the journey from… Continue watching
Sep 20 U.S. prepared to accept 100,000 refugees in 2017 By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000, and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017, according to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Continue reading
Sep 19 Prost! Millions cheer with beer at Oktoberfest in Munich By Andrew Mach Beer drinkers from around the world converged in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, to raise a stein to the start of the 182nd Oktoberfest. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 9:15 'Now it's me as their elder': After a mother's death, a struggle to finish school in Kenya By PBS News Hour In 2000, the UN set a goal that by 2015, every child in every nation should be able to obtain free basic education. At the time, 100 million children of primary school age worldwide had never set foot in a school. Today,… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 4:40 Elated to reach Greece, migrants face obstacles on the road ahead By PBS News Hour On the Greek isle of Lesbos, thousands are coming to shore by boat every day; most are refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how they are being greeted. Continue watching
Sep 18 Thanks to Ig Nobels, we now know how long it takes elephants to pee By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Thursday evening marked the 25th first annual Ig Nobel awards. The awards are meant to “celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 8:22 Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has bluntly criticized global capitalism for causing environmental destruction and tragic consequences for world's poorest citizens. Ahead of the pontiff's first visit to the United States, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at his economic beliefs. Continue watching