Ancient and resilient, moss – flowerless, non-vascular plants that have survived for more than 450 million years, through different climactic conditions – represent some of Nature’s tiniest habitats. Conor Knighton visits the Japanese-inspired Moss Garden at Washington State’s Bloedel Reserve, where dozens of moss species are on display; and attends Lewis & Clark College’s annual…
Washington — The Secret Service said it is investigating overnight gunfire near the White House on Sunday. Officers responded shortly after midnight on Sunday to reports of gunfire in the vicinity of Lafayette Park, the Secret Service said in a statement. No injuries were reported, according to the statement, and a search of the park…
Four people died when a car that was being pursued by an Alabama state trooper went off the road and hit a tree, authorities said Sunday. The driver was trying to elude the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s highway patrol on a rural road in southeast Alabama’s Pike County when the crash occurred late Friday night,…
Seven-year-old Ben O’Reilly is deaf and has other special needs. The only deaf student at Campton Elementary, in Campton, New Hampshire, Ben felt isolated, until an act of kindness from his classmates marked a transformation that spread through the entire school. Steve Hartman reports. Source link
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Ed O’Keefe: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA A panel with Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report;…
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured a new photo of the far side of the moon on Saturday, on the fourth day of the astronauts’ lunar journey. NASA released the image on Sunday. In it, the moon is oriented upside down, with its South Pole facing upward and parts of its far side…
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Ed O’Keefe speaks with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Archbishop Timothy Broglio about the Iran war. Plus, NASA’s Jared Isaacman discusses the Artemis II mission. Source link
Washington — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined on Sunday the most critical moments he expects in the coming days as Artemis II astronauts continue their journey around the far side of the moon, describing it as a key test mission in the quest to return humans to the lunar surface. The Artemis II mission launched…
If our national pastime has a national anthem, it is “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” penned in 1908 as a celebration of the sport. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at the history of Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer’s song, which expresses the thrills, fun and romance of baseball. Source link
We leave you this Easter Sunday in south-central Pennsylvania, where the last vestiges of winter are disappearing with the flowering of spring. Videographer: Brad Markel. Source link