May 08 Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away By Jenny Marder Tonight, Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. From Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, who co-produced the piece, here's a look at their reporting. Continue reading
May 08 Preventing Drug Shortages With Cell Phones in Malawi Eighty percent of the 13 million Malawians live in rural areas, making delivering health services challenging, especially in remote parts with no roads. Photo courtesy of JSI/cStock. BALAKA, Malawi -- Saidi Masemba's clinic is a small, two-room mud hut… Continue reading
May 08 Call It a Comeback: Sanford Wins South Carolina Special Election Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford throws up his arms after casting his vote Tuesday in the special election against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Photo by Mary Ann Chastain/Getty Images. In the end, it wasn't even close. Four… Continue reading
May 07 Tracking Sequestration Across the Nation New Jersey Public Television show "NJ Today" featured a story on how a local Meals on Wheels program is in danger because of the sequester. Continue reading
May 07 Watch Communities Prepare for Sequester Cuts to Staffing and Social Programs Communities Prepare for Sequester Cuts to Staffing and Social Programs… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Hey, Look at This! San Francisco's Exploratorium Boasts Fun, Interactive Science Hey, Look at This! San Francisco's Exploratorium Boasts Fun, Interactive Science… Continue watching
May 07 Watch South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang's Provocations South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang's Provocations… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Report on Military's Growing Number of Sexual Assaults Draws Presidential Rebuke Report on Military's Growing Number of Sexual Assaults Draws Presidential Rebuke… Continue watching
May 07 Inspiring Science With Frozen Roadkill and Harvested Whale Bones Spencer Michels interviewed Dan Sudran from San Francisco's Mission Science Workshop, who uses unlikely objects in an unlikely place to inspire kids about science. When San Francisco's newly constructed Exploratorium opened this spring on a pier sticking… Continue reading
May 07 Obama: Sexual Assault in the Military Is a 'Betrayal' WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing. He says he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to "step up our game exponentially" to halt such assaults. In… Continue reading