Almanac: YMCA
On December 29, 1851, the Young Men’s Christian Association, also known as the YMCA, made its debut in America. The “Y” opportunities for Bible study, socializing and exercise, and was where the game...
View ArticleNature: Whooping Cranes
This week’s moment in nature takes us among the whooping cranes of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
View ArticleAlso-ran Movies This Holiday Season
Critic David Edelstein offers his take on some of the lesser examples of cinema to avoid, for anyone looking to catch up at the movies.
View ArticleThe Endangered Species Act Celebrates a Milestone
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore looks back on a pioneering law signed by President Richard Nixon 40 years ago that has rescued threatened species from extinction.
View ArticleInside the Music of “Inside Llewyn Davis”
The new Coen Brothers movie, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” captures the New York folk scene of the early 1960s. Anthony Mason goes inside the film with co-directors Joel and Ethan Coen, and musician-music...
View ArticleNYCs Top Cop Ray Kelly Steps Down
The outgoing head of the New York City Police Department, Ray Kelly, thinks his policies have been a big part of the city’s declining crime rate. Erin Moriarty of “48 Hours” sits down with the...
View ArticleFTN Page 2: December 29
Miss the second half of the show? Miss the second half of the show? A look back at the government surveillance debate that dominated 2013 with a panel of experts
View ArticleGold: Ancient Egypt’s “flesh of the Gods”
Web Extra: In today’s society gold is seen as both a symbol and investment, but in ancient Egypt it was revered as the so-called “flesh of the gods” – a part of immortality. Mo Rocca visits Cairo’s...
View ArticleHail and Farewell to Those We’ve Lost
Charles Osgood remembers the many remarkable people who have passed this year, reminding us of the many gifts they’ve left us.
View ArticleLooking Back at 2013
As we close the book on an eventful year, Charles Osgood reviews some of the most memorable news from 2013.
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