Mar 09 LIVE BLOG: Will the Apple Watch crack open the market for wearables? By News Desk Can the computer giant crack the trendy-but-fringe wearables market, or is the Apple Watch destined to go the same route as Google Glass?… Continue reading
Mar 09 America's boomers and undocumented immigrants need each other By Ai-jen Poo The Justice Department has issued a Monday deadline for the judge who blocked Mr. Obama's executive action on immigration to put his decision on hold while an appeal moves forward. Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 22:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full program March 8, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 8, 2015, the latest from Baghdad as Iraqi forces launch an offensive against the Islamic State, why the director of the CIA plans to restructure the agency, and in our signature segment, the increasingly… Continue watching
Mar 08 From segregation to Selma: View iconic photos from the Civil Rights movement By News Desk As events commemorating "Bloody Sunday" continue this weekend, take a look back at some of the iconic photos which captured moments in the country's history leading up to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 3:40 Will reshuffling the CIA help the agency meet 21st century challenges? By PBS News Hour The director of the CIA is ordering sweeping reforms designed to dramatically change the agency starting at the top. Associated Press reporter Ken Dilanian joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what is changing and why. Continue watching
Mar 08 Obama speaks out against voter ID laws as barrier to voting By Associated Press President Barack Obama says voter ID laws can be a barrier to voting, and the government needs a revitalized Voting Rights Act to police ballot box discrimination. Continue reading
Mar 08 Steps of history retraced at 'Bloody Sunday' commemoration By Associated Press The Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary commemoration continued Sunday with gatherings and other events in Selma before a group retraces the steps that helped secure equal voting rights 50 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 08 Obama: Selma represents living history lesson for daughters By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama had said he was taking his daughters to Selma to "remind them of their own obligations."… Continue reading
Mar 08 Bill Clinton defends foundation's foreign funding By Ken Thomas, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Former President Bill Clinton defended his foundation's acceptance of donations from foreign governments on Saturday, pointing to the track record of his global philanthropy as Hillary Rodham Clinton nears an announcement on a 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
Mar 08 FDA approves first biosimilar drug for distribution in the U.S. By Triana Kalmanoff The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first biosimilar drug for distribution in the United States, the agency announced on Friday. Continue reading