Oct 20th, 2008 · Asian stock markets advanced in Monday's trading, with South Korean shares gaining for the first time in four days. China also recovered from early losses, despite numbers showing third quarter growth slipped to 9 percent.
Oct 13th, 2008 · Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Koppel focuses on a 1981 lynching in Alabama to tell how acts of hatred and racism have affected the lives of three Americans.
Sep 26th, 2008 · High-energy airborne lasers, multiple kill vehicles and advanced interceptors may be part of the future of the U.S. missile defense system. But debate over funding for the development of such technologies may be curtailed in the new administration.
Aug 19th, 2008 · The 11th day of the Olympic Games in Beijing saw Americans take gold medals with individual displays of strength, skill and strategy, while U.S. teams advanced toward their final rounds. U.S. gymnast Shawn Johnson found her first gold on the balance beam.
Jul 16th, 2008 · The Consumer Price Index, the government's key measure of inflation, advanced 1.1 percent during the month— the biggest monthly rise since 2005. Gas prices, a strained banking system and the housing downturn are all major factors.
Jun 19th, 2008 · As gas prices hover above $4 a gallon, many wonder what impact the economic crisis will have on the future of transportation. Geoff Wardle, director of advanced mobility research at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., offers his insights.
May 22nd, 2008 · It's been called "repellent," "joyous," and "the most advanced piece of music anyone could think of." Hear Beethoven's Grosse Fuge played by the adventurous Borromeo String Quartet in the studios of WGBH in Boston.
Apr 4th, 2008 · Most Kenyans are taking great pride that a first-generation Kenyan American has advanced so far in the Democratic nominating process. If elected, they expect he'll do great things -- in the United States and in Kenya.