Sep 17 Colleges face pressure to answer a basic question: What are students learning? By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The push is coming from policymakers and consumers who want to know the return on their investments in college. Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. border agent in Texas confesses to 4 killings, police say By Associated Press Juan David Ortiz is being held in Laredo on $2.5 million bond on four counts of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint. Continue reading
Sep 17 Florence flooding worries spread as storm heads northeast By Chuck Burton, Associated Press The storm, which is blamed for the deaths of at least 19 people, still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 3:30 Christine Blasey Ford details allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in first on-the-record interview to The Washington Post By PBS News Hour Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University in California, told The Washington Post in a report published online Sunday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Ford said that at a gathering… Continue watching
Sep 16 Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, Sen. Flake 'not comfortable' voting until he learns more By Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford alleges in an interview that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed at a Maryland house party and clumsily tried to remove her clothing. Continue reading
Sep 16 GOP push to release House interviews in Russia investigation By Associated Press The House intelligence committee chairman said Sunday he plans to release the transcripts of dozens of private interviews conducted during its investigation into Russian election-meddling and would push the director of national intelligence to declassify others. Continue reading
Sep 16 Florence death toll swells to 14 as rivers rise By Allen G. Breed, Associated Press One of the authorities leading the response to Florence says the storm is causing "historic and unprecedented flooding."… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 5:26 Florence evacuation orders continue as the Carolinas face flooding By PBS News Hour At least five people have died and millions are without power as Tropical Storm Florence continues to cause destruction in the Carolinas. Winds have slowed but the storm is forecast to move east, making inland flooding one big worry for… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:12 Can blockchain help fill journalism's funding gaps? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The New York-based startup Civil launched last year with the goal of using blockchain -- the same technology that powers the cryptocurrency Bitcoin -- to help to build a network of independent news organizations with a sustainable business model. Civil… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:58 Are insurers prepared to cover damage from Florence? By PBS News Hour Even as development continues near the coasts, some national home insurance companies are pulling away from those areas, leaving home and business owners to rely on government-subsidized flood insurance. But the potential damage from Tropical Storm Florence may require additional… Continue watching