Jul 14 Updated: Zimmerman Verdict Sparks Protests in Cities Across the Nation Protesters march across Washington, D.C. on U Street. Photo by Allie Morris/PBS NewsHour Updated 11:41 p.m., Saturday Protesters staged rallies and marches in cities across the country on Sunday mobilized by a not gulty verdict reached by a jury… Continue reading
Jul 13 Florida Jury Finds George Zimmerman Not Guilty of Murder George Zimmerman stands as the jury arrives to deliver the verdict, on the 25th day of his trial. Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman late Saturday night of second-degree murder in the death of… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids to Be Comeback Kids Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids by N.Y.'s Comeback Kids… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Money Flow Is Concern for California's San Joaquin River Restoration Money Flow Is Concern for California's San Joaquin River Restoration… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Will Snowden Continue Leaks if Granted Russian Political Asylum? Will Snowden Continue Leaks if Granted Russian Political Asylum?… Continue watching
Jul 12 My Eight Seconds With the 'Hugging Saint' PBS NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni's program and "hugging token" for her visit to a revered guru known as the "hugging saint." Amma, a 60-year-old South Indian woman who has hugged more than 32 million people to promote love,… Continue reading
Jul 12 Hair Washing in Zero Gravity: A Magnificient Mohawk and the Water Goes Rogue International Space Station crew member, U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station. If you thought brushing your teeth in zero gravity looked hard, try washing your hair. Continue reading
Jul 10 8 Things You Didn't Know About Nikola Tesla By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy He was born in a lightning storm 158 years ago, and once shook the poop out of Mark Twain. Inventor, visionary, futurist and terrified of germs, he is...Nikola Tesla. And here are a few things you didn't know about him. Continue reading
Jul 10 Two States, Two Elections: the Faceoffs in November New Jersey state Sen. Barbara Buono, clockwise from top left, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe. Photos by Flickr user Barbara Buono, Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images, Mark Wilson/Getty Images… Continue reading
Jul 10 Ever Paid a Bribe? New Report Says You're Not Alone A new report finds that more than one in four people in the world have payed a bribe in the last year. Image from the report "Global Corruption Barometer" by Transparency International. One out of four people have… Continue reading