Mar 08 School closures on 'Day Without a Woman' draw mixed response By Iman Smith Wednesday's "A Day Without a Woman" protest caused some public school districts to close after teachers requested time off, drawing a mixed reaction from parents. The protest was organized by the group that staged the Women's March on Washington in… Continue reading
Mar 08 Bronze girl statue faces off with Wall Street Bull on International Women's Day By Alison Thoet Wednesday morning, the famed Wall Street Bull found something standing in its way: A bronzed little girl, hands on hips and feet set apart, staring down gender inequality. Continue reading
Mar 08 Scientists say the government's only pot farm has moldy samples — and no federal testing standards By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Researchers say they want better quality, more options in the growing field of clinical marijuana research. Continue reading
Mar 08 Amazon releases Echo data in murder case, dropping First Amendment argument By Iman Smith Privacy experts have long thought the Echo to be a "ticking constitutional time bomb," an associate law professor told the NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 08 How can I stop my TV from spying on me? By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Latest WikiLeaks documents say the CIA created tools that can turn a world of increasingly networked, camera- and microphone-equipped devices into eavesdroppers. How worried should consumers be?… Continue reading
Mar 08 Column: Why you shouldn't swear off social media for Lent By Heidi A. Campbell for The Conversation Technology can, in fact, be good for religion. Continue reading
Mar 08 GOP push on health plan; conservatives, Democrats oppose it By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Over the strong objections of key conservatives and Democrats, House Republican leaders are forging ahead with a health care plan that scraps major parts of the Obama-era overhaul. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and… Continue reading
Mar 08 WikiLeaks CIA files: Are they real and are they a risk? By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 54:10 PBS NewsHour full episode March 7, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans roll out a new health care plan to upend the Affordable Care Act. Also: A GOP senator weighs in on the ongoing Russia investigation, WikiLeaks documents show CIA hacking efforts, the military's model pre-K program,… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 7:12 High quality child care gives military families peace of mind By PBS News Hour Child care for U.S. military families is among the best in the country and is significantly less expensive than the average civilian care. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week traveled to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to see how… Continue watching