Feb 15 Know Your Terms: Shooting Stars, Dirty ‘Snowballs’ and Space Rocks on Earth Enjoying the bright Moon's absence from early morning skies, observers around the world reported lovely displays during the Perseid meteor shower, which peaked Aug. 11 and 12, 2012. Photo by Katsuhiro Mouri & Shuji Kobayashi/NASA. Asteroids, comets - they're… Continue reading
Feb 15 Coloradans Respond to Gun Violence Those shootings, combined with the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, have spurred lawmakers in Colorado to push for an array of gun legislation, which supporters believe could prevent future violence. The PBS NewsHour spoke to a… Continue reading
Feb 15 Can Folic Acid Reduce the Risk of Autism? Photo courtesy of Flickr user Emery Co Photo. Could taking a vitamin supplement before and during pregnancy help reduce the chances of your child being diagnosed with autism later? According to a new Norwegian study, yes. Continue reading
Feb 15 To Reid’s Disgust, Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Hagel Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. "Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse." That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., bemoaning a Republican filibuster of President Obama's nominee… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Presidential Admirer: LBJ’s Love Letters to Lady Bird, His Bride to Be Presidential Admirer: LBJ's Love Letters to Lady Bird, His Bride to Be… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch What Does the $11 Billion Dollar Airline Merger Mean for the ‘Friendly Skies’? What Does the $11 Billion Dollar Airline Merger Mean for the 'Friendly Skies'?… Continue watching
Feb 14 Obama Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road and Online JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Barack Obama is participating in a live "Fireside Hangout" Thursday via Google Plus from the White House's Roosevelt Room, where he will… Continue reading
Feb 14 Ten Things We Learned From the State of the Union Address Before it all fades from memory -- President Obama's declaration that "the state of our union is stronger," and his proposals to finish the task "to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Double Amputee Olympic Athlete in Police Custody on Murder Charge At the London 2012 Olympics, sprinter Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double-amputee to compete in the games. Pistorius was taken into police custody after his girlfriend was shot dead in his home. Rohit Kachroo of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Lawmakers Begin Contemplating Action for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Lawmakers Begin Addressing 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Living in the U.S. Continue watching