Dec 14 Watch How Tragic Events Unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut How Tragic Events Unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut… Continue watching
Dec 14 Can Anything Constructive Come From This Tragedy? Today's shootings in Connecticut have given rise to many discussions online about violence, guns and school safety. President Obama did not discuss gun control during his statement today, but he did promise "meaningful action." NBC's David Gregory… Continue reading
Dec 14 How Do You Explain the Newtown Shooting to Kids? A young boy is comforted outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday. Photo by Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters As we learn more about Friday's shooting that left at least 28 dead, including 20 children, at an elementary… Continue reading
Dec 14 Social Media Response to Shooting A shooting Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has left at least 27 dead including 20 children, according to the Associated Press. We collected tweets, photos and updates as events unfolded Friday. Continue reading
Dec 14 Violent Protests, Judge Shortages Plague Egypt’s Referendum By Larisa Epatko Rallies for and against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi got violent in Alexandria Friday on the eve of a referendum on a constitution drafted mainly by his Muslim Brotherhood party. Continue reading
Dec 14 Meteor Shower Told in Tweets Israelis in a hot water spring on the shore of the Dead Sea near the Israeli Kibbutz of Ein Gedi watch the sky for Geminid meteor streaks above the Judean desert on December 14, 2012. Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty… Continue reading
Dec 14 CDs vs. Bond Funds: Which Is Better? By Paul Solman Photo by Peter Dazeley via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Paul Hyland: Please discuss the merits of one- or… Continue reading
Dec 14 The World of Tolkien’s Hobbit By Colleen Shalby Tolkien scholar Jason Fisher discusses Tolkien's ability to bridge mythology and language. Continue reading
Dec 14 Obama Dodges Fight on Rice, but There’s No Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff House Speaker John Boehner walks past reporters at the Capitol after meeting with President Obama at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. President Obama avoided one fight Thursday, accepting the decision by U.S. Ambassador… Continue reading
Dec 14 How Will the Fiscal Cliff Impact Education Funding? Education and politics in the U.S. are far from strangers, and the current ruckus in Washington over the so-called "fiscal cliff" is making no exceptions. With tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in January if… Continue reading