May 28 Building a Pressure Cooker Bomb On Tuesday's PBS NewsHour, Miles O'Brien visits the nation's most active explosives test facility, where scientists investigate the bombs that were detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Screen grabs from PBS NewsHour/NOVA It's a strange phone… Continue reading
May 28 Dispatch from Jordan: Syrian Refugees Weary of War, Conferences and Life By Justin Kenny A young refugee from the Daraa region of Syria, sick with fever, lies down in his family's tent at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp is home to more than 120,000 Syrian refugees. Frame grab from video shot… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Rocket Attacks in Lebanon Raise Concern of Expanding Regional Conflict Rocket Attacks in Lebanon Raise Concern of Expanding Regional Conflict… Continue watching
May 27 When the President Becomes 'Consoler in Chief' President Barack Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours damage done by Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, N.J., October 31, 2012. On Sunday, President Barack Obama spoke from Moore, Okla. He stood in front of neighborhoods… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Bangladeshi Factory Disaster Inspires Unrest, Demands for Better Conditions Some garment workers in Bangladesh are demanding better conditions, spurred by the collapse of a factory in April that killed more than a thousand people. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News has an update on the factory workers' fight and… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Honor Flights Serve Those Who Have Served With a Trip to Remember The non-profit program Honor Flight gives veterans the opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials dedicated to the wars in which they’ve served. For many veterans, especially those who have served in World War II, this may… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Close-Knit Okla. Community Meets Tornado Aftermath With Resilience Close-Knit Okla. Community Meets Tornado Aftermath With Resilience… Continue watching
May 24 Watch What's Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War? What's Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War?… Continue watching
May 24 In Preventing Sexual Assault, Military Must 'Go Beyond Training' EmbedVideo(6537, 482, 304); With sexual assaults in the military on the rise, Congress and Defense Department officials debate what should be done to prosecute perpetrators and prevent assaults from happening in the first place. Kwame Holman reports on efforts… Continue reading
May 24 Wheels Stopped for Kepler, but Still More to Study This artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler spacecraft. Image… Continue reading