Apr 12 Senate GOP to subpoena EPA chief in Colorado mine spill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senate Republicans vowed Tuesday to issue a subpoena to force the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to appear at a field hearing in Phoenix next week on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states and… Continue reading
Apr 12 Bono urges lawmakers to view aid as national security By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Bono brought his star power to Capitol Hill Tuesday as he called on members of Congress to take swift action on the refugee crisis and violent extremism. Continue reading
Apr 12 New steps help people with disabilities pay student loans By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press The Obama administration is taking steps to help people with disabilities who are struggling to repay their student loans. Continue reading
Apr 12 America’s increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goal By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report When it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 5:33 How geography changes life expectancy for America’s poorest By PBS News Hour America's poorest citizens have shorter lifespans than wealthier Americans, and new research finds that gap is growing. But the study also found that the poor who live in affluent and highly educated cities live longer than those who live in… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: David Cameron defends family’s finances By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected criticism of his family's finances and offshore holdings after the Panama Papers leak detailed his late father's investments. Also, a surge in fighting focused around Aleppo threatens to derail… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 7:32 The long influence of Jackie Robinson, on and off the field By PBS News Hour A new PBS documentary produced by Ken Burns examines the struggles Jackie Robinson faced in breaking baseball’s color barrier -- and his achievements as a player on the diamond and as a civil rights activist in later life. John Yang… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode April 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, GOP candidates ramp up their war over delegates as the nomination race tightens. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, corruption runs rampant in Kenya, documenting Syrian war crimes in real time, why poor people… Continue watching
Apr 11 ‘Facebook for pot’ files to be first cannabis company on NASDAQ By Andrew Small MassRoots, a “technology platform for the cannabis industry,” filed IPO papers today to be NASDAQ’s first publicly traded marijuana-related company. Photo courtesy of MassRoots… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 24:51 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The terrorists who attacked Brussels in March originally intended to strike Paris. Also, how the critically acclaimed TV series ‘The Wire’ is inspiring classrooms across the nation. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching