World Mar 14 First planned Palestinian city nears opening after Israel OKs water access It has been more than two years since a Palestinian-American businessman raised $1 billion to build Rawabi, a new Palestinian city on the West Bank with the hope that it will create prosperity and peace in the area. Now, the…
Nation Mar 14 Online after death: Facebook now lets you name an heir to your profile Social media, email and bank accounts often remain active even after their owner dies, meaning valuable information can become vulnerable -- especially when estate managers can't access these accounts. While digital estate planning has its own set of complications, the…
Episode Mar 13 PBS NewsHour full episode March 13, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine why good economic news spooked the markets this week. Also: Aid organizations slam the UN Security Council for failures in Syria, tech giants battling for the classrooms in Amish county, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote about…
Education Mar 13 Tech giants battle for classrooms in Amish country Tech companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft are competing to get their products into classrooms around the U.S. Even in Amish country, where families live simply without technology like television or phones, some Amish children are learning to use these…
Economy Mar 13 Why good economic news spooked markets this week Anxiety over interest rates, the dollar and falling oil prices drove volatility in the financial markets this week; even good news seemed to upset investors. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo about what’s causing the turmoil and…
Nation Mar 13 News Wrap: White House intruder pleads guilty In our news wrap Friday, Omar Gonzalez, the man who breached White House security and entered the executive mansion in September, pleaded guilty in court. Also, President Obama visited a VA hospital in Arizona where long delays and falsified wait…