Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolves. Will PBS, NPR shut down?

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting board voted to dissolve following funding cuts. What that means for PBS and NPR.
WTTW

A New PBS Documentary Explores How the U.S. Government Tried to Cover Up the Effects of the Atomic Bomb

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...

‘Friends’ and ‘The Middle’ Star’s Cause of Death Revealed

Pat Finn’s cause of death has been revealed two weeks after the actor’s death on December 22, 2025. According to his official ...

Con Pederson, CGI Pioneer and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Visual Effects Artist, Dies at 91

He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World’s Fair to working many exacting months on the ...
Jezebel

Japan Is Facing a Strange Crisis of Deadly Bear Attacks

There were about as many deadly bear attacks in Japan in just 2025 as there are in the United States in the average decade.
eLife

Fragile nucleosomes are essential for RNA Polymerase II to transcribe in eukaryotes

Nucleosomes are barriers to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcribing along gene bodies in eukaryotes. We found that a fragile “tailless nucleosome” could be generated to resolve the Pol II pausing ...
PBS

Laura Barrón-López

Laura Barrón-López is the White House Correspondent for the PBS News Hour, where she covers the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration for the nightly news broadcast. She is also a ...