New Yorkers and tourists from around the world cheered Barack Obama at election viewing parties around the five boroughs, and celebrated as results came in through the night on huge screens in Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza. Read more…

This year Saariaho was the the composer-in-residence at the Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, which included the US premiere of her oratorio covering the life and death of French philosopher Simone Weil. In this SundayArts profile, Saariaho talks about the inspiration behind her work. Watch.

Journalist Edwin Okong’o goes back to his birthplace in southwestern Kenya to see what his countrymen are saying about the American presidential race. His video looks at Kenyans’ hopes and expectations of Obama — rooted in the belief that if he becomes president, he will alleviate the country’s problems. Watch.

More than 1,000 videos by the public, documenting their voting experiences, came in to PBS’ ‘Video Your Vote‘ Project. Read about the results, and watch some of the videos.

American country-rock singer Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Adams is probably best known for his song “New York, New York”, which appeared on his 2001 release “Gold”. His latest album “Cardinology” with his band the Cardinals was released on October 28, 2008.

Monkeys are clever, but we think that NATURE viewers are even more clever! Think you can come up with a funny caption for what’s going on in with these capuchins? See pic…

A day after Democrat Barack Obama’s decisive presidential win, world leaders expressed their congratulations, calling the results “historic”, and laying out their hopes for resolutions of problems around the globe. Read.

Inspiring a huge turnout at voting stations nationwide, Obama takes the election.
* Listen to and read his speech
* See final voting numbers, state-by-state
* Dems also make major gains in both Houses

Infrastructure—whether in the form of roads, bridges, tunnels, passenger rail, pipelines or power lines—is critical to sustained economic growth and quality of life. Can the U.S. close this infrastructure gap with the help of private capital? Watch discussion…

For the first time, full episodes of Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports will be available online in Spanish at Exposé and at V-me, where you also can find on-air and specific channel info for your market. Watch the documentary ‘Amistades Influyentes’ (Friends in High Places) online in Spanish or in English.