Jan 06 5 dead, 8 injured in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting By Joshua Barajas, News Desk Authorities haven't officially identified the suspect, but it's been widely reported that his name is Esteban Santiago, a 26-year-old Army National Guard veteran who lived in Anchorage, Alaska. Continue reading
Jan 06 Tilikum, orca whose behavior influenced change at SeaWorld, has died By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Tilikum gained international attention when he killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010. The incident sparked a public conversation about whether orcas, also known as killer whales, should remain in captivity. Continue reading
Jan 06 A snapshot of the new laws that take effect in 2017 By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee Eighteen states raised the minimum wage. California broadened restrictions on cellphone use for drivers. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 54:11 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 5, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden talks about President-elect Donald Trump, Russian hacking and the future of the Democratic Party. Also: The secret to boosting workers' productivity, great risks and rewards of editing human DNA and the unsung… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 6:56 How CRISPR gene editing puts scientists in the driver's seat of evolution By PBS News Hour Imagine you could edit a mouse’s genes to be resistant to Lyme Disease. The mouse would breed and evolution would take its course, leading to the extinction of the disease. That’s the vision for scientists developing CRISPR, technology that allows… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Top U.S. intelligence official addresses Trump criticism over Russia hacking By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the nation’s top intelligence official James Clapper told senators in a hearing he has “very high confidence” that Russia hacked Democratic Party computers in a bid to interfere with the U.S. election. Also, it was… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 8:27 'Hidden Figures' brings NASA's overlooked black pioneers to light By PBS NewsHour “Hidden Figures” is a story about reaching for the stars while fighting racial and gender barriers. The new movie follows the careers of three black women who worked at NASA’s Langley headquarters in Virginia during the 1950s and ‘60s to… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 8:28 How employers kill worker motivation and what they can do to change By PBS News Hour Bemoaning America’s productivity slowdown, behavioral economist Dan Ariely set out to find what really motivates us. Behavior is driven by emotion, he concluded, not rewards like money; the ability to help other people, feel that we’re useful, feel that we’re… Continue watching
Jan 05 Trump may pursue border wall promise without new legislation By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Under the evolving plan, the Trump administration would rely on existing legislation authorizing fencing and other technology along the southern border. Continue reading
Jan 05 Ryan: GOP to 'defund' Planned Parenthood in Obamacare repeal By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans would slash federal dollars for Planned Parenthood as part of the GOP effort to repeal the health care law. Continue reading