Sep 03 Watch 6:47 This family’s hurricane tragedy highlights 911-system problems When Hurricane Harvey hit with a fury not seen along the Gulf Coast in more than a decade, flooded roads stranded tens of thousands of people, including Wayne and Casey Dailey and their two sons. Their tragic ordeal is detailed… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:42 New novel ‘A Terrible Country’ rediscovers Russia and its paradoxes In the new novel "A Terrible Country," young, Soviet-born Andrei Kaplan is struggling in his academic career and getting over a breakup, when he returns to Russia to care for his aging grandmother. Jeffrey Brown talks with author Keith Gessen… Continue watching
Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Day 1 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings With some ideological mashup, Kavanaugh's judicial record has been conservative in the main, reflecting views that could swing the court right on abortion, gay rights, executive power and more for decades to come. Continue reading
Sep 03 1 U.S. service member killed, 1 wounded in insider attack in Afghanistan By Associated Press The Pentagon has identified the soldier killed in Afghanistan Monday as Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, age 42, from Thornton, West Virginia. Continue reading
Sep 03 These terms may come up in Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Expect senators to use these terms at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, starting Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:29 Wildfires in western states are disrupting efforts to curb air pollution By PBS News Hour Smoke from this year’s wildfires in western states has been observed across the country as the jet stream sweeps it east. Climate Central reports that smoke pollution from the wildfires are negatively impacting air quality, leading to impacts on public… Continue watching
Sep 02 Facebook adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as language option By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press A new Inupiaq language option recently went live on Facebook for those who employ the social media giant's community translation tool. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:16 How effective are business efforts to go green? By PBS News Hour Walmart says that 28 percent of domestic power at its stores comes from renewable sources. And 85 percent of companies in the S&P 500 are also reporting updates on sustainability in their annual reports for investors -- up from 11… Continue watching
Sep 02 Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations By Grant Schulte, Associated Press As a new wave of abuse scandals rock the Roman Catholic church, critics say the Diocese of Lincoln is now paying the price for its unwillingness to change and lack of transparency. Continue reading