Nation Feb 22 Long-term unemployed describe lack of mobility, depression in personal stories As part of PBS NewsHour's coverage of the long-term jobless, we gathered personal stories from Americans who have lost their emergency unemployment benefits since the turn of the new year. NewsHour received hundreds of submissions from people age 23 to…
Nation Feb 16 What’s your story of long-term unemployment? When the federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expired on Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance -- a number that continues to rise as people across the country exhaust regular state benefits.
World Feb 09 Hundreds evacuated from besieged city of Homs Hundreds of civilians fleeing the besieged Syrian city of Homs were evacuated from the fighting on Sunday.
Nation Feb 08 Which American municipalities have filed for bankruptcy? Across the country, from Vallejo, Calif. to Detroit, Mich., some cities that cannot repay their debts have taken the extreme step of declaring municipal bankruptcy.
Politics Feb 01 Christie’s office attacks former appointee’s claims In an e-mail to supporters Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office strongly rebuked claims made by his former ally, David Wildstein.
Education Feb 01 More states granting in-state tuition to immigrants 15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition.
Nation Jan 30 NYC mayor aims to halt stop-and-frisk appeal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration filed court papers Thursday to drop a city appeal of a judge's order for major reforms of the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
Nation Jan 28 Obama praises Affordable Care Act for moral, economic successes On Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union speech to make an economic and moral argument for what he said are the Affordable Care Act's tangible successes.
Nation Jan 26 Lawmakers sponsor minimum-wage bills across the country An Associated Press review shows lawmakers in more than half of U.S. states are sponsoring or are expected to introduce legislation for minimum-wage increases.
World Jan 11 World reaction to Ariel Sharon’s death in tributes and tweets World leaders paid tribute to Ariel Sharon following the announcement of the former Israeli Prime Minister's death Saturday morning. Credit: Hikmet Saatci/Anadolu Agency/Gety Images His son, Gilad, speaking outside the hospital near Tel Aviv where Sharon had been treated…