Jun 23 Creator of plastic pink flamingo dies one day before Pink Flamingo Day By Colleen Shalby Donald Featherstone, the creator of the plastic pink flamingo, died Monday at age 79 after a battle with Lewy body dementia. Continue reading
Jun 23 After sales spike, Amazon joins retailers in pulling Confederate flag merchandise By Laura Santhanam Major retailers Wal-Mart and Sears announced that they will no longer sell Confederate battle flag merchandise in their stores, but a spike in online sales on Amazon suggests that some people are turning elsewhere to buy the controversial emblem. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch By PBS News Hour Firefighters have not been able to contain the more than 20 fires raging across the state of California that have forced thousands to evacuate. At least 21 people have died but hundreds are unaccounted for, and Northern California residents are… Continue watching
Jun 23 No matter what they tell you, it's not a question: You can suspend your Social Security benefit By Laurence Kotlikoff You can file and suspend. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. But the question is whether or not it's in your best interest to file and suspend. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 54:33 PBS NewsHour full episode June 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Gov. Nikki Haley calls for removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds. Also: Tracing the roots of racial hatred after the Charleston shooting, Greece waits for an emergency bailout plan, the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 12:03 Finding the roots of Dylann Roof's radical violence By PBS News Hour The mass shooting in Charleston isn’t just an isolated event, but can be seen as part of a troubled history of racial hatred and violence in the United States. What makes someone embrace racist ideology and what can be done… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:30 Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country? By PBS News Hour Aquaponics, a system of farming that uses no soil, also uses far less water than traditional agriculture. But while the technique is gaining attention, it remains a very niche way to grow produce due to economic limitations. Special correspondent Cat… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:12 Rulings on raisins and hotel registries favor individual rights By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court today ruled on cases that set boundaries in the government’s power over individuals. One concerned the government's right to regulate prices of raisins by seizing crops, and another challenged a Los Angeles law requiring hotels to give… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:44 Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic mustard gas By PBS News Hour During World War II, the U.S. government conducted experiments with mustard gas and other chemicals on thousands of American troops. A new NPR investigation has found that some military experiments singled out African-American, Japanese-American and Puerto Rican servicemen by race. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 9:28 Time to take down the Confederate flag in S.C.? Candidates weigh in By PBS News Hour With the racially-motivated shooting at Charleston’s Emmanuel AME Church Wednesday, some prominent South Carolina politicians, including Gov. Nikki Haley, are saying it is time to take down the Confederate flag from the state house. Susan Page of USA Today and… Continue watching