Site Search | KNKX Public Radio

Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar embraces Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson during a news conference on Tuesday after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling from basketball for life.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Sterling: 'There's Light Now'

The Hall of Famer calls the punishment for Donald Sterling's racist remarks wise and just, but wonders why the NBA tolerated the Clippers owner's "shameful record" for so many years.

Seattle Home To First Bitcoin ATM In U.S. Northwest

Correction: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated the ATM was the first in the U.S. Seattle has just become home to the first bitcoin ATM in…

Time Ticking On 40-Day Negotiations Over Cleanup Of Hanford Tanks

The clock is ticking on the 40-day, 40-night compromise deadline between Washington state and the federal government for cleaning up Hanford’s leaking…

Bishop Gene Robinson, seen here in 2010, has announced that he and his long-time partner will be getting a divorce.

First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop Announces Divorce

"My belief in marriage is undiminished by the reality of divorcing someone I have loved for a very long time," Bishop Gene Robinson says.

Playmates from the frozen Arctic--Eskimo youngsters and their tame bear, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

Artists Bring Back The Human Zoo To Teach A Lesson In History

In 1914, 80 African men, women and children were brought to Oslo for the sole purpose of being gazed upon in a thatched hut village for five months by Norwegian natives.

Shefali Rani Das, an expectant mother in Bangladesh, has given birth to six children (including 4-year-old Suborna) at home without a doctor. Only three of her babies have survived.

Saving The World's Babies Simply Starts Before Birth

There has been great progress in improving the health of most young kids, but newborns have not seen the same success. Researchers know the main causes of death. The challenge now is combating them.

Search results for