Mar 12 Watch With new rules aimed at speeding up the game, MLB hopes to strike a sweet spot By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 1:10 Gather 'round to hear FDR's first fireside chat By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, we look back 82 years ago, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of 30 “fireside chats.” His radio addresses helped to comfort and build confidence among Americans during the height… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 8:28 Will events in Ferguson help define the future of American policing? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Homeland Security investigating Secret Service incident at White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Richer school districts in 23 states are receiving more local funding than their poorer counterparts By Anna Sillers The Washington Post reported on Thursday that in 23 states, “per-pupil spending” by state and local governments is lower in poor school districts than in rich ones, in some cases as much as 33 percent lower. Nationwide, the average… Continue reading
Mar 12 The kid who was coding before it was cool By Avi Flombaum Avi Flombaum started teaching himself HTML and CSS when he was in fifth grade, in 1995. Three years later, he designed a website for his local YMCA. Today, he's the co-founder and dean of the Flatiron School, a 12-week coding… Continue reading
Mar 12 Civil rights leader Willie T. Barrow, known as 'little warrior,' dies at 90 By News Desk The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, known for her lifetime of work in civil rights and other causes, died early Thursday at the age of 90. She had been in declining health. Continue reading
Mar 12 Fake IRS agents target more than 366,000 in huge tax scam By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fake IRS agents have targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail as part of a huge nationwide tax scam that has cost taxpayers $15.5 million. Continue reading
Mar 12 Two officers shot outside Ferguson police department By News Desk Two police officers were shot during a protest outside Ferguson, Missouri, police headquarters at about midnight on Thursday, police said. They were hospitalized in serious condition. Continue reading
Mar 12 Secret Service investigating agents' crash near White House By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman says. Continue reading