Curated Video
Rain Is Helping Keep McKinney Fire Down, But Hotter Days Ahead Won't
Rain is helping keep the growth of the McKinney fire down, but hotter, drier days ahead is expected to cause increased activity in the blaze.
Curated Video
Amano and nuclear agency officials on Japan nuclear crisis
Japan Earthquake
1. Wide of Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General:
"Affected reactors have been shut down automatically....
Khan Academy
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Khan Academy: Cuban Missile Crisis
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