Mar 11 Top military chief Dempsey voices concerns about fight against Islamic State By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press America's top military officer says that while Iran's support in the fight against Islamic State militants is helpful, the U.S. remains concerned about what happens "after the drums stop beating" and IS is defeated. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: Two Okla. students expelled for racist chant By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the University of Oklahoma expelled two students for leading a racist chant at a fraternity event. The president of the school has said others may face discipline as well. Also, President Obama laid out a… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 12:20 Do questions about Clinton's email hurt trust for possible 2016 run? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 10 Jury awards family of Marvin Gaye $7.3M for 2013 hit 'Blurred Lines' By Margaret Myers Marvin Gaye's kids thought Robin Thicke's 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" copied their dad's 1977 disco classic "Got to Give It Up," and today a jury agreed with them, to the tune of $7.3 million. Continue reading
Mar 10 President Obama unveils 'bill of rights' for student loans By Josh Lederman, Associated Press ATLANTA — Issuing a clarion call to Americans saddled by student debt, President Barack Obama urged student borrowers Tuesday to stand up for their rights, and announced a medley of modest steps to bring some order to a notoriously chaotic… Continue reading
Mar 10 Column: The biggest scam bankrupting business and the middle class By Nick Hanauer Corporate profits, as a percent of GDP, have doubled in the past 40 years. But where's that money going? Not to hiring, paying higher wages or investing in equipment. Corporations are instead using their profits to further reward shareholders. And… Continue reading
Mar 10 WATCH LIVE: Clinton expected to take questions on emails By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton is opening up about her email practices as secretary of state, after days of silence and intensifying calls from Democrats as well as Republicans to address the matter. PBS NewsHour will live stream her press conference, scheduled for… Continue reading
Mar 10 Heads up D.C., the Secret Service is testing drones in the middle of the night By Alicia A. Caldwell, Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the U.S. Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington — usually off-limits as a strict no-fly zone — are part of secret government testing intended to find ways to… Continue reading
Mar 09 John Siceloff, longtime PBS producer, dies at 61 By Anna Sillers John Siceloff, an American journalist who reported for "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and co-created PBS’s "Now" with Bill Moyers, died on Friday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 61. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 7:08 What challenges remain for Selma 50 years since march? By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, visitors like President Obama and nearly 100 members of Congress flocked to Selma, Alabama, to celebrate the anniversary of a civil rights milestone. But 50 years since protesters defiantly crossed the city's iconic Edmund Pettus bridge, Selma… Continue watching