The death factory at Auschwitz was a closely guarded secret of the Third Reich — until two men, Rudolph Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, escaped to tell the world. See their story of the escape through Poland on Secrets of the Dead.
In his response to Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s recent remarks, Sen. Barack Obama
denounced Wright’s comments as “destructive” and said they do not accurately
portray the black church or the candidate’s own values and beliefs. Watch video.
Thirteen President Neal Shapiro gives the details, including that the half-hour program, titled Your World Tonight, will be helmed by Marc Rosenwasser from Associated Press, and will replace the airing of BBC World News on Thirteen.
How many opera-lovers have already heard the nine high Cs Juan Diego Flórez sang recently in “Ah, mes amis (Pour mon âme)” from La Fille Du Régiment at the Metropolitan Opera?
As the Chinese climbers with the Olympic Torch look to ascend Mt. Everest, the other climbers on the mountain have been dealing with extensive climbing bans for weeks, and now communications bans since last week.
Even though the Meadowlands area of Northern New Jersey has had extensive environmental cleanup, a new bird study shows that many species still live with harmful levels of contaminants.
Mark Bittman, food columnist for the New York Times and host of public television’s “The Best Recipes in the World,” visited our studio for a live interactive webcast right here on Thirteen.org. Watch the full episode.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly videoblogs reactions to Rev. Wright’s recent Press Club speech and posts video; NewsHour has continuing coverage; and the debate continues on the Moyers blog following the interview with Rev. Wright.
Australian Shark Count hits 4,022 sharks so far; 1,000-pound Colossal Squid Corpse thaws for study; Warning buoys installed on Atlantic (East Coast) to protect Right Whales.
