Jun 17 St. Louis Cardinals accused of hacking Houston Astros team secrets By News Desk The FBI is investigating employees of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team for allegedly hacking an internal computer network of the Houston Astros, called Ground Control, which held information about players, internal discussions about trades and scouting reports. Continue reading
Jun 17 Officials say security lapses left system open to hackers By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Years of fundamental cybersecurity lapses left the government's personnel agency wide open to a pair of hacks that have exposed the private information about nearly every federal employee, along with detailed personal histories of millions with security clearances,… Continue reading
Jun 16 How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community By Amy Scott, Marketplace Documentary film "Oyler" follows long-serving principal Hockenberry and senior Raven Gribbins through a year of school, focusing on Hockenberry’s mission to transform the neighborhood and on Raven’s quest to be the first in her troubled family to finish high school. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Lawmakers reprimand Personnel Chief over data breach By PBS News Hour In our Tuesday news wrap, lawmakers chastised the Federal Personnel Chief over congressional data breaches, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros’ computers and a fierce tropical storm hits Texas. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:46 Obama's envoy says U.S. and allies have momentum against Islamic State in Iraq By PBS News Hour Although Kurdish-Syrian forces recently recaptured the town of Tal Abyad on Syria’s border, many are still concerned about the rise of Islamic State militants. Retired Gen. John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, talks… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 9:05 Why does almost half of America's food go to waste? Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:29 FDA orders elimination of trans fats within next three years By PBS News Hour The FDA has ordered the complete removal of trans fats from foods within the next three years. Dr. Walter Willett the Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses the effect this will… Continue watching
Jun 16 Texas approves $800 million for border security By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas -- When former Gov. Rick Perry ordered a big reinforcement of security at the Mexico border in 2011, Texas bought six new gunboats that can fire 900 rounds a minute and clock highway speeds. But the boats, which… Continue reading
Jun 16 Senate votes to ban torture By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The Senate has passed a measure aimed at ensuring that the United States never tortures detainees again. Continue reading
Jun 16 Why are tons of fresh produce dumped in landfills every day? By Allison Aubrey, NPR As part of a collaborative report with the PBS News Hour, NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at efforts to cut food waste. Continue reading