Jul 11 Serena Williams nets another ‘Serena Slam’ with Wimbledon win By Andrew Mach On Saturday, Serena Williams beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 in the women's singles final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in London, netting the tennis great another "Serena Slam."… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 1:39 An incredible, edible altar for Pope Francis By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, artist Koki Ruiz puts the finishing touches on a massive, edible altar to be used by Pope Francis at Mass while visiting Paraguay. Continue watching
Jul 10 What the Confederate flag’s design says about its legacy By Corinne Segal The Confederate battle flag’s design is no accident. According to vexillologist Ted Kaye, it's simple, meaningful and distinctive from other flags. But that's just the half of it. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 8:43 Former President Jimmy Carter shares his full, lucky life in new memoir By PBS News Hour Now the author of his 29th book, “A Full Life: Reflections at 90,” former President Jimmy Carter joins Judy Woodruff to discuss race relations in America, the Democratic candidates for the upcoming presidential race, growing up wishing for more approval… Continue watching
Jul 09 There’s a giant ball pit ‘beach’ in the middle of DC By Colleen Shalby The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., turned their Great Hall into a massive beach complete with an ocean made of 700,000 to 1 million translucent plastic balls. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 8:03 Are Michigan’s pristine lakes at risk from aging pipelines? By PBS News Hour In Michigan, two aging pipelines carry 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas a day under some of the most pristine water in the country, the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinac. An oil spill would be devastating to… Continue watching
Jul 08 World Cup champs become first women’s team to get NYC ticker-tape parade By Eric Osman New York City will host one of its famous ticker-tape parades on Friday to celebrate the U.S. women’s national soccer team, who won their third FIFA World Cup title on Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 7:05 Bill Cosby’s prior Quaalude confession may have legal repercussions By PBS News Hour According to the Associated Press, Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he obtained Quaaludes with the intent of using them to have sex with women. More than two dozen women have accused Cosby in cases that go back decades. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 07 Under health law, women save hundreds each year on birth control, study finds By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Women are saving a lot of money as a result of a health law requirement that insurance cover most forms of prescription contraceptives with no additional out-of-pocket costs, according to a study released Tuesday. But the amount of those savings… Continue reading
Jul 06 ‘Do I look like a ‘shroom salesman?’ and other things overheard at a Dead show By Jeffrey Brown One man walked directly up to me and asked if I had any mushrooms to sell him. I thought, "Really? Do I look like that guy?" The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well concert in Chicago was a scene -- a… Continue reading