Jan 15 Metal Detectors to Bear Spray, Students Search For Gun Violence Solutions By Thaisi Da Silva Universal background checks, armed officers in schools and changes to the country's mental health system are all ideas being floated as the nation searches for solutions to gun-related violence. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Jan 15 White House Gun Proposals Expected This Week Demonstrators protest in front of the White House last week demanding for more gun control. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is set to receive Tuesday a list of recommendations from Vice President Biden detailing possible ways… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Fundraising Rules Change for 2013 Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies Fundraising Rules Change for 2013 Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies… Continue watching
Jan 14 Milky Way Awash in Planets Since the last Kepler catalog was released in February 2012, the number of candidates discovered in the Kepler data has increased by 20 percent and now totals 2,740 potential planets orbiting 2,036 stars. Image by NASA. In case… Continue reading
Jan 11 The NewsHour Has the Flu This partial world map shows Google.org Flu Trends. Red indicates the most intense flu activity. Orange is moderate, yellow is low and green is minimal. Image by Google. The NewsHour has the flu. Or a really bad cold. Continue reading
Jan 11 Biden Moves Ahead With Gun Plan Despite NRA Objections Karen Murry of Parker, Colo., holds signs outside the state capitol building in Denver during an anti-gun control legislation rally organized by Guns for Everyone. Photo by Mark Leffingwell/Reuters. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that there was… Continue reading
Jan 10 How Skiers Move Moguls Uphill EmbedVideo(5417, 482, 304); Here's a little-known winter fact: Ski moguls, those tricky-to-navigate bumps on well-traveled ski runs, migrate slowly uphill. Moguls are formed by skiers on virtually all ski trails that are not mechanically flattened with grooming… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch News Wrap: Biden Prepares Recommendations on Curbing Gun Violence In other news Thursday, Vice President Biden met with sporting groups and the NRA as part of his preparation of a set of recommendations for curbing violent gun crimes and mass shootings. Also, new border violence has sprung up between… Continue watching
Jan 09 Poet Richard Blanco Chosen to Read at Obama’s Inauguration By Tom LeGro The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Wednesday that Richard Blanco has been chosen to read a poem at President Obama's inauguration on Jan. 21. Blanco will become the first Hispanic and first gay poet to read at a presidential inauguration. At… Continue reading
Jan 09 Gun Control Efforts Begin Heating Up People wait to buy tickets for the Rocky Mountain Gun Show in Sandy, Utah, last week. Photo by George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This week marks a pivotal moment in the effort to curb gun violence, with Vice… Continue reading