Politics Feb 23 News Wrap: Congress faces deadline to fund Homeland Security In our news wrap Monday, Congress must approve a budget for the Department of Homeland Security by Friday. If lawmakers can’t break the impasse over the president’s immigration actions, about 30,000 workers could be furloughed. Also, winter’s latest icy blast…
Feb 22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full program Feb. 22, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, the head of Homeland Security warns mall shoppers to be vigilant in the face of terror threats from militant groups overseas, we analyze what Wal-Mart's decision to raise wages might mean for…
Nation Feb 22 What will Wal-Mart's wage hike mean for workers and the economy? Wal-Mart made news this week by announcing that it is raising the wages for its employees above the federal minimum wage of $7.23 an hour to $9 an hour and to $10 an hour next February. To discuss the broader…
Nation Feb 22 Millions of low-income households burdened by fuel insecurity During this time of year, millions of people across the country struggle to pay their heating bills. But how widespread is the issue of fuel insecurity, and what assistance is available? Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of the National Energy Assistance…
Feb 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full program Feb. 21, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, negotiators reach a deal that would end a lengthy labor dispute at dozens of West Coast ports, pro-Western forces prepare for a major offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq, and in…
Nation Feb 21 Viewers respond to report on lawsuits aimed at Colorado's marijuana legalization Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments in response to last Saturday’s signature segment on the state of Nebraska suing the state of Colorado over the legalization of marijuana, which has increased the costs of law enforcement in the Cornhusker State.
Nation Feb 21 What you should know about the government's new nutritional guidelines A government advisory committee made a series of recommendations this past week about what Americans should and shouldn't eat and drink, which will help shape the official guidelines being drawn by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
World Feb 21 In tackling the Islamic State, what are the Mosul mission's chances for success? At a briefing this week, a U.S. official announced plans to take back Iraq’s second biggest city, Mosul, from Islamic State fighters who captured it last June. What are the chances that the operation will succeed? Douglas Ollivant, a military…
Nation Feb 21 Heat or hunger? Low-income families struggle to cope with winter weather As the brutal winter drags on for parts of the country, many low-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. In North Carolina, local governments are increasingly partnering with private nonprofit organizations to try to find new ways to…
World Feb 21 Praise for the printed page: Will Amazon leave French bookstores in peril? In France, even though the price of books was fixed years ago to prevent price differentiation, some worry the country's thousands of bookstores may now be in jeopardy as more customers flock to online retailers, such as Amazon. The online…