WOSU - Site Search | WOSU Public Media

Art Exhibit Imagines What Norman Rockwell Paintings Would Look Like Today

Norman Rockwell's iconic paintings depict daily life in America in the early to mid 20th century. His work was hugely popular, traveled the country,...

Cleveland International Film Festival Expands to Gordon Square, University Circle

The Cleveland International Film Festival kicks off its 43rd season of screening independent features, documentaries and shorts from around the world at Tower City Cinemas on Wednesday. But CIFF's effort to expand its footprint in Northeast Ohio brings the festival into two local arts districts this year. "CIFF West" will screen films in the Gordon Square Arts District the first weekend of the festival at the Capitol Theatre and Near West Theatre.

Museum Center Re-opens Cave, 'In Motion' Exhibits, With More To Come

Months after the grand re-opening, the Cincinnati Museum Center is still bringing exhibits back online. The latest take visitors underground, and back...

At least 25 people died in a fire at a high-rise office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday — and officials say the building didn't have the right safety protocols in place.

Emergency Exits Were Locked In Building Where 25 People Died From Fire, Officials Say

"This wasn't an accident; it's murder," Public Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim told reporters, blaming negligence for Thursday's deadly fire.

Betty Fernandez of Macy's department store speaks with a potential applicant about job openings during a job fair in Miami on April 5. Employers added far more jobs than expected in April — another sign the U.S. economy is chugging along as the expansion nears the 10-year mark.

Unemployment Drops To 3.6%, 263,000 Jobs Added, Showing Economy Remains Strong

Employers added far more jobs than expected in April — another sign the U.S. economy is chugging along as the expansion nears the 10-year mark. The unemployment rate was the lowest since 1969.

Protesters took to the streets Saturday with tensions rising between opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro, as crisis-wracked Venezuela began to emerge from the chaos of an electricity blackout.

As Venezuela's Blackout Drags On, Protesters Fill The Streets Of Caracas

With some parts of Venezuela still experiencing power outages, opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro held rival rallies in Caracas.

Protestors rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA outside the offices of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sept. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati.

Ohioans Divided On Immigration, Agree On Some Gun Controls

A new poll by Baldwin Wallace University sheds some light on how Ohioans are feeling about a range of issues from immigration and refugee resettlement to…

Minnesota Has An Opening For A Historian To Manage Iconic Lighthouse

Lee Radzak is retiring as the Split Rock lighthouse keeper after 36 years — welcoming 160,000 visitors a year. The Minnesota Historical Society is launching a search for a replacement.

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 21. New Zealand has banned military style semi-automatics and assault rifles and will establish a nationwide buyback of the weapons as a result of the terrorist attack on two mosques that left 50 people dead.

New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons

Lawmakers across party lines voted overwhelmingly to ban the weapons after a massacre in Christchurch killed 50 worshippers. Owners have until the end of September to hand the weapons over to police.

Abortion rights activists celebrate Thurdsay outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, shortly after lawmakers in the country's lower chamber passed a bill legalizing abortion. The bill's chances look uncertain in the upper chamber, but that did little to dampen excitement among its supporters.

With Narrow Vote, Argentina Takes Big Step Toward Legalizing Abortion

The country's lower chamber of Congress has passed a bill that would legalize abortion before 14 weeks, approving it by a four-vote margin. But it's likely to face a tougher test in the upper chamber.

Search results for