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2013-05-22 19:38:49 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 11 +1s)

A special kind of thunderstorm called a "supercell thunderstorm" produces tornadoes. The wind shear creates a horizontal spinning effect that veers from a southeast to a southwesterly direction, increasing in speed as it rises.

#science #tornado #Oklahoma  

2013-05-22 15:46:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Three former Justice Department officials wrote a +The New York Times op-ed defending the subpoena of Associated Press reporters' phone records. Gwen Ifill talks with First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams and Michael Mukasey, former U.S. attorney general, about whether the department overreached its authority in its investigations.

2013-05-21 19:47:06 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 18 +1s)

Social networks such as #Facebook and #Twitter have helped users mobilize around common causes like never before. But what if their message is one of hate?

2013-05-21 15:08:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

LIVE: You can find live streams of #Apple 's Tim Cook as he faces Senate questions on taxes, and the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the #IRS on our homepage. Watch here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

2013-05-21 13:19:31 (8 comments, 9 reshares, 20 +1s)

A massive #tornado   ravaged a suburb of #Oklahoma City on Monday, leveling buildings, killing at least 51 people, and temporarily brushing aside a trio of brewing political storms that had been the focus of official Washington in recent weeks. http://to.pbs.org/10iMQQ8

At 10 am EDT, we will livestream President Obama's press conference on the #OKC tornado. Watch here: http://to.pbs.org/pX2G0I

2013-05-20 22:05:27 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A mile-wide tornado hits Oklahoma City. We're tracking updates below.

#OKC #tornado  

2013-05-20 20:23:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

President Thein #Sein becomes the first leader of #Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years.

2013-05-20 17:23:13 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

250 hours worth of #Watergate hearings, condensed into 15 minutes. Watch below and learn more here: http://bit.ly/watergatehearings

2013-05-20 14:47:06 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

After a week of statements of outrage and a congressional hearing, there appears to be more heat than light when it comes to discussion of the #IRS 's singling out of conservative groups for extra scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status.

2013-05-17 21:15:22 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey declared sexual assaults in the #military a "crisis." U.S. military and Congress members are debating if military commanders should be stripped of their sole authority to investigate sexual assault complaints. http://to.pbs.org/14xa5pa

2013-05-17 18:01:05 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

The extent of the #drought may have dropped to 48 percent, but according to +NOAA Weather it's far from over.

2013-05-17 15:35:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Forty years ago, in the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led public television's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate #Watergate hearings.

We asked our viewers, those who spent the summer of '73 watching John Dean, Alexander Butterfield, and all the rest testify -- to share their stories. Click below for some of the responses.

2013-05-16 19:00:27 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 20 +1s)

A leading economist explains why game theory has become so important in economics, and how Jane Austen anticipated its results a mere 200 years ago.

#JaneAusten  

2013-05-16 16:17:09 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

President #Obama   and Turkish Prime Minister #Erdogan are likely to discuss Syria's civil war and  its strain on #Turkey . Watch here:  http://t.co/H64jnTmSs7

2013-05-16 15:03:35 (41 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

#Obama attempts damage control on #IRS , #Benghazi and the +The Associated Press phone records scandal.

2013-05-15 22:00:33 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

At 6 p.m. EDT, President #Obama  will deliver a statement regarding recent revelations that the #IRS   has scrutinized certain political non-profit groups' tax-exempt status applications. Watch here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

2013-05-15 20:00:42 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 15 +1s)

Scientists have found water trapped in lunar rocks. But where did it come from? And how did it get there? A new study released last week says it may have come from Earth more than 4 billion years ago.

2013-05-15 17:21:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

LIVE: Attorney General #Holder faces Republicans' questions at today's hearing. Watch here--> http://to.pbs.org/18LsIsJ

2013-05-15 15:11:56 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

A trio of scandals -- #Benghazi , the subpoena of +The Associated Press phone records, and at the #IRS -- has put President #Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric #Holder on the hot seat.

2013-05-14 21:45:07 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 10 +1s)

For millennia, #smallpox was humankind's deadliest foe -- that is, until Dr. Edward #Jenner figured out a means of preventing it entirely. He discovered a vaccine after he proved that inoculating people with a small amount of the disease cowpox would protect them from the feared smallpox.

2013-05-14 17:56:19 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Commander Chris #Hadfield , who returned from space Monday night, is a great many things: photographer, educator, social media maven, not to mention astronaut. Add troubadour to the list. That his music video -- a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" -- has already scored 6.6 million hits is a testament to his success as a popularizer of #science and #space .

2013-05-14 15:22:23 (43 comments, 11 reshares, 19 +1s)

In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found a soybean farmer had violated a patent held by agriculture giant #Monsanto . +Marcia Coyle  of the National Law Journal discusses the legal, agricultural and technological impact of this decision. http://to.pbs.org/102HLev

#SCOTUS  

2013-05-13 21:39:44 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Families living in the shadows. Struggling with separation. Being forced to leave the United States.

These are the stories of mixed-status families, where one spouse is a U.S. citizen and the other lacks status. These families told NewsHour how immigration policy drastically altered their lives as lawmakers begin consideration of a comprehensive measure to overhaul the current system: http://to.pbs.org/10uucjG

#immigration  

2013-05-13 18:20:35 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Roseann Sdoia was waiting for a friend at the #Boston Marathon finish line when the second blast knocked her to the ground.

Unable to get up, a man carried her to the middle of Boylston Street and helped apply a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. But her right leg was beyond rescue; it was later amputated above the knee.

Below, she talks to #WGBH Greater Boston host Emily Rooney about her recovery and how she's moving forward. http://to.pbs.org/17lzGFQ

2013-05-13 15:13:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

WATCH LIVE: President #Obama meets with British Prime Minister David #Cameron at the White House, where the two are expected to talk about the more than two-year-old civil war in #Syria . The press conference is scheduled to begin at 11:15 am ET.

2013-05-10 20:52:47 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

After seven weeks of testimony, a verdict may be reached today on the trial of former Guatemalan leader José Efraín #Rios #Montt , who is charged with #genocide and crimes against humanity committed during his 1982-1983 rule. Revisit the 1983 debate over the U.S. role in Guatemala from the MacNeil/Lehrer Report: http://to.pbs.org/13L52la

#Guatemala  

2013-05-10 20:23:12 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Six months after the end of the 2012 presidential election, political activity has already started to percolate in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

2013-05-10 17:14:56 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

At 1:45 pm ET, Jay #Carney will address the memo requests on the #Benghazi attacks. Click below to watch live.

2013-05-10 16:11:28 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 7 +1s)

Photographer Carolyn Jones spent the last two years profiling changes in the health care system and the compassion of those on the front lines. Her new book, "The American Nurse," highlights how the profession is evolving with the health care industry and types of nurses you probably never knew existed. Below, +Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jones and registered nurse Rhonda Collins.

Learn more here: http://to.pbs.org/Yx4GNX

#nurse #healthcare  

2013-05-09 21:01:12 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

Over the past four decades, Molly Melching has helped change Senegalese minds to protect girls from genital cutting.

2013-05-09 17:30:11 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

In "The Roberts Court," Supreme Court expert Marcia Coyle examines how Chief Justice John #Roberts has influenced the justices and major, controversial cases' outcomes. She includes case studies on disputes over school segregation, gun rights, the +Citizens United campaign finance case and the challenge to the Affordable Care Act in 2012.

#SCOTUS #MarciaCoyle  

2013-05-09 14:59:49 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Treasury Secretary Jack #Lew addresses jobs and economic growth -- issues paramount to most Americans -- as well the political fight over automatic spending cuts, the implementation of Dodd-Frank and reform on Wall Street. http://to.pbs.org/17OmpDf

2013-05-08 22:10:03 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 17 +1s)

Tonight on NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports from #Guatemala on forensic science used to document charges of a #genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. +Boing Boing's +Xeni Jardin, who co-produced the piece, gives a personal account on their reporting: http://to.pbs.org/10ja0B0

And you can watch the full report here at 6:30 pm ET: http://www.ustream.tv/pbsnewshour

2013-05-08 18:31:46 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

How is the #sequestration affecting your community?

Since March 1, government agencies have been coping with $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts. Programs from Head Start to Medicaid are finding ways to offset the decreased funding or do without. With help from our public media partners across the country, we're tracking these cuts as they unfold. http://to.pbs.org/10r7GOa

2013-05-08 15:12:55 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Gregory #Hicks , deputy chief of mission in Tripoli, Libya, reportedly told House investigators that U.S. officials in Libya knew the assault on the #Benghazi compound was a premeditated terrorist attack. He testifies at a House hearing today at 11:30 a.m. ET.

2013-05-07 22:53:19 (11 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

It's election day in South Carolina's first congressional district, and voters will choose either Republican Mark Sanford or Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch to be the House's newest member, capping off what will surely be one of this off-year's most contentious and entertaining election campaigns. http://to.pbs.org/12dRU6s

#Sanford #ColbertBusch #SouthCarolina  

2013-05-07 20:18:56 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Gregory Hicks, deputy chief of mission in Tripoli, Libya, reportedly told House investigators that U.S. officials in Libya knew the assault on the #Benghazi compound was a premeditated terrorist attack. He testifies at a House hearing Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET.

2013-05-07 17:58:49 (37 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

A Texas man has fabricated a working handgun from 15 plastic parts made using a 3-D printer. The design files for the gun, known as the "Liberator," are being published online, so anyone will be able to print their own gun without a background check or serial number. Watch below, and learn more about the controversy here: http://to.pbs.org/13ZY0IG

#3d #handguns  

2013-05-07 15:39:54 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

NEW STUDY: One million #babies die each year on the day they are born, according to a new study released by the international nonprofit Save the Children. In its annual "State of the World's Mothers" report, the group has ranked which countries are best and worst at helping newborns survive their first day of life. http://to.pbs.org/11QdzRK

2013-05-06 21:57:55 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

In March, Miles O'Brien and the +The Center for Public Integrity reported on failings at the +U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the way it vets science -- and scientists. On Friday, the EPA announced changes in the way it will be doing business.

#science  

2013-05-06 17:45:55 (6 comments, 7 reshares, 19 +1s)

Since 2010, Veronika Scott and her employees -- 10 formerly #homeless   women who moved into housing only after they started working for Scott's nonprofit +The Empowerment Plan, have made more than 1,000 sleeping bag coats. http://to.pbs.org/YpWsHl

2013-05-06 15:21:20 (9 comments, 9 reshares, 18 +1s)

More people in the U.S. die from #suicide than car accidents. That's according to a new report from the +Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , which also found that the suicide rate among adults age 35 and 64 has risen 28 percent. Ray Suarez talks with CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden about contributing risks and measures for prevention. http://to.pbs.org/10C5nln

2013-05-03 21:38:14 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 26 +1s)

Author and journalist +Michael Pollan has been at the forefront of a growing movement to spotlight the long process that brings our food from the field to our table. His new book, "Cooked," explores how we can best transform raw ingredients into meals made at home. http://to.pbs.org/Ytc92R

2013-05-03 17:42:38 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

"I have no fall-back position,"fifty-five-year-old software developer Geoffrey Welgarz shares his story below on being a #jobless , single dad. 

More than 4 million Americans have remained out of work for more than six months now. And for those 55 and older, it takes at least a year on average to find work, longer than any other age group. Learn more here: http://to.pbs.org/ZsKJFw

And tune in to tonight's NewsHour for the full report: http://bit.ly/dfbhUS

#unemployment  

2013-05-03 15:22:32 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

+Google's +Eric Schmidt and +Jared Cohen explore the intersection of technology and democracy in their new book, "The Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business." Judy Woodruff talks to the authors about the promise and pitfalls of the #digital  future. http://to.pbs.org/17AqwCQ

2013-05-02 19:57:30 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

President Bill Clinton's 1996 presidential campaign occurred 17 years ago, but he still has more than $100,000 in campaign debt.+The Center for Public Integrity reports on White House hopefuls from yesteryear who are still awash in red ink.

#debt  

2013-05-02 16:31:09 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 11 +1s)

Forty years after Roe v. Wade, the abortion debate continues. FIve states have moved to adopt tighter #abortion  regulations, including North Dakota, where a new law prohibits abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life and Ilyse Hogue of NARAL Pro-Choice America. http://to.pbs.org/18mjjVz

2013-05-01 20:03:39 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

At age 22, college football player Austin Box had suffered a slew of painful injuries. Two weeks after his graduation, he overdosed on a lethal cocktail of pain medications, none of which he had been prescribed. Learn more about his story here: http://to.pbs.org/18bFaBN

And below, find out what the #CDC says are the top things you should know about prescription drug abuse.

2013-05-01 17:22:54 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Cindy Storer and Nada Bakos were working for the #CIA when the airplanes struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. But the hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden didn't start that day.

They were part of a team of intelligence analysts, many of whom were women and were therefore dubbed "The Sisterhood", whose story is told in the documentary "Manhunt", which airs Wednesday on HBO.

Tonight on NewsHour, two years after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed, the two women will share their story. Watch here at 6 pm ET: http://bit.ly/IS6s27 and learn more below.

#binLaden #Manhunt  

2013-05-01 15:23:04 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Before leaving on a two-week trip to #Pakistan , many friends and family asked NewsHour's Daniel Sagalyn the same question: Is Pakistan a safe place for Americans to visit? Go here for his for his personal photo essay: http://to.pbs.org/10srhHM