Apr 13 Watch 6:17 Inspired by internment camp history, students write a musical work and hear echoes of today By PBS News Hour A California high school is using song to examine a painful chapter in U.S. history. “In America” is an oratorio composed by students at Van Nuys High School, with help from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, that reflects on the… Continue watching
Apr 13 Where are the nation’s worst drivers? This data may hold the answer By Tim Henderson, Stateline A new study finds drivers' behavior can be tied to particular U.S. regions and the stringency of states' laws on cellphone use in cars. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 8:12 Reduced to rubble by ISIS, archaeologists see a new day for ancient city of Nimrud By Marcia Biggs When the Islamic State militant group captured parts of Northern Iraq in 2014, it declared war on the ancient city of Nimrud. Though reclaimed by Iraqi forces last November, the ruins have been forever changed, the victim of massive destruction. Continue watching
Apr 12 Read the letter the Charging Bull sculptor sent demanding the removal of Fearless Girl By Elizabeth Flock, Synclaire Cruel The letter, which was sent through the sculptor’s attorneys, argues that the statue of the girl violates copyright and was placed there for commercial gain… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 9:07 Deported to Mexico, these men feel lost in a country they no longer know By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin The Trump administration has vowed to speed up the deportation process, but what exactly happens when undocumented immigrants who have built lives and have families in the U.S. are forced to return to Mexico? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin follows the… Continue watching
Apr 11 How Delta masters the game of overbooking flights By Max Nesterak By using a bidding system, Delta involuntarily bumps fewer people, saves time and saves money. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:22 How Tesla’s ‘story’ is driving its skyrocketing stock value By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 10 Here’s the full list of 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners By Elizabeth Flock There are 14 categories for journalism, and seven categories for the arts. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 3:27 Is college worth the cost? By PBS News Hour College student loan debt in the U.S. now stands at $1.4 trillion -- more than what Americans owe on their credit cards or car loans. To determine whether the investment pays off, students and lawmakers are asking schools for more… Continue watching
Apr 09 Before you send your spit to 23andMe, what you need to know By Sharon Begley, STAT The genetic testing company 23andMe received approval this week from regulators to sell genetic reports on an individual’s risk for 10 diseases, most prominently Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Continue reading