Apr 27 Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Saturday that he won't serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association after he lost the support of the gun-rights group's leadership. Continue reading
Apr 27 Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings By Emily Schmall, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses indefinitely across Sri Lanka and officials urged Muslims to stay home for Friday prayers in an extraordinary call by the clergy to curtail worship as fear of more attacks plagued the island nation after the… Continue reading
Apr 27 Sri Lanka militants set off bombs during raid, killing 15 By Associated Press Militants linked to Easter suicide bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid by Sri Lankan security forces on a house in the country’s east, leaving behind a grisly discovery Saturday: 15 bodies, including six children. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 8:17 Filmmaker unearths historical treasures in home movies By Joanne Elgart Jennings Rick Prelinger produces a film series called “Lost Landscapes," montages that present city life across 100 years. These portraits tell hidden histories of American cities through the most personal of lenses: home movies. So far, he’s presented films about San… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 6:44 ‘Cathy’ comic strip creator looks to the next chapter By Megan Thompson Cathy Guisewite is the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, which ran for 34 years before her 2010 retirement. Guisewite's new book of humorous essays, "Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault," chronicles the next chapter of her life, and all… Continue watching
Apr 21 Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 4:28 The impact of Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster 33 years later By PBS NewsHour It will be 33 years this week that the former Soviet Union experienced a devastating nuclear disaster in what is now a part of Chernobyl, Ukraine, killing 29 people and causing permanent evacuations for miles. For more on the aftermath… Continue watching
Apr 21 What my polio-stricken mother would tell parents today about the importance of immunization By Fred Leonard, STAT The success of immunizations in the U.S., as well as in other developed countries, has had unintended consequences. Continue reading
Apr 21 Sudanese to name civilian council in bid to pressure army By Fay Abuelgasim, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese protest organizers say they will announce a civilian transitional council on Sunday in a bid to exert more pressure on the military to hand over power following the overthrow of long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir earlier this month. Continue reading
Apr 21 Exit poll gives Ukranian comedian landslide lead on presidential vote By Associated Press An exit poll from Urkaine’s presidential election is giving comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy a commanding lead over incumbent Petro Poroshenko. Continue reading