Nov 12 Joe’s Crab Shack joins no-tipping movement By Yena Oh Joe’s Crab Shack announced Wednesday it will be eliminating tipping from several of its restaurants, joining the growing national movement to get rid of tipping in American restaurants. Continue reading
Nov 12 Donald Trump draws 9.3 million viewers to ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Associated Press Last Saturday's Trump-hosted "Saturday Night Live" averaged 9.3 million viewers, according to final Nielsen figures released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 12 New York’s fantasy sports showdown: What happens next? By Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters Tuesday to fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel saying he considered their daily contests to be illegal gambling. He threatened legal action unless they stop accepting play from New… Continue reading
Nov 12 HUD seeks smoke-free public housing By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Smoking could soon be banned in the nation's public housing. Continue reading
Nov 12 Obama awards Medal of Honor to retired Army captain By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday that a young Army captain who is the newest Medal of Honor recipient had the instincts and the courage to tackle a suicide bomber in Afghanistan during a moment of selfless bravery, saving… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Honoring service members lost in combat by cheering on their families By PBS News Hour As Americans recognize veterans' service to our country, some are also paying tribute to those who have lost a family member in war. Special correspondent Dennis Kellogg from our PBS station in Nebraska reports on one organization's efforts to support… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 6:25 Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns his powers of observation to Sherlock’s brother By PBS News Hour Mycroft Holmes is the elusive and possibly more intelligent older brother of Sherlock Holmes. Now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- NBA All-Star, writer and Arthur Conan Doyle devotee -- has co-authored a novel about the lesser known but no less intriguing brother… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 7:22 Why more and more Millennials aren’t leaving the nest By PBS News Hour A new analysis of census data from the Pew Research Center finds that 36 percent of women between the ages of 18-34 are living at home with parents or relatives, while an earlier analysis found that 43 percent of men… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 6:54 New York attorney general calls foul on fantasy sports companies By PBS News Hour The two leading companies of the multi-billion dollar fantasy sports industry are under scrutiny from New York's attorney general, who has declared they should not be able to operate in that state since they constitute illegal gambling. William Brangham learns… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch GOP presidential candidates come out divided on immigration By PBS News Hour Republican presidential candidates met up for their fourth face-off in Milwaukee, where the biggest policy differences came out on immigration. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the different GOP reform proposals with Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law… Continue watching