Feb 18 Watch 9:27 Why we pick and choose which science to believe By PBS News Hour Climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods -- those topics are ripe for debate and disbelief among people of every political persuasion who aren’t convinced by scientific evidence. What accounts for the rift between scientists and the public? Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a UN report found that civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan rose by 22 percent last year. It also said more Afghans died in battles between the Taliban and government forces than from bombs, unlike… Continue watching
Feb 18 Alabama governor apologizes to India for alleged police assault on one of its citizens By Shehryar Nabi Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has apologized to India for a police officer’s handling of a 57-year Indian man who left was severely injured and partially paralyzed. Continue reading
Feb 18 Photos: Dogs being dogs at the Westminster Dog Show By Colleen Shalby For those who made it to the creme de la creme of canine competitions, the pressure began immediately. Here’s what happened to those dogs before, during and after Miss P, a beagle whose full name is Ch Tashtins Lookin for… Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama to designate new national monuments in Colorado, Hawaii and Illinois By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Barack Obama is designating three new national monuments for protection as historic or ecologically significant sites, including the Pullman neighborhood in Chicago where African-American railroad workers won a historic labor agreement. Continue reading
Feb 18 Today's racial wealth gap is wider than in the 1960s By Simone Pathe Average wealth in America has grown over the past 50 years, but not at the same rate for everyone. Wealth gaps, especially between whites and non-whites, are growing. In 2013, the average white family had seven times the wealth of… Continue reading
Feb 18 Oregon's Kate Brown becomes first openly bisexual governor in nation By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Kate Brown was sworn in Wednesday as Oregon's governor following an influence-peddling scandal that prompted the resignation of fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber, who had been the state's longest-serving chief executive before his swift fall from grace. Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama names Joseph Clancy to lead Secret Service By Nedra Pickler, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press President Barack Obama has chosen the former special agent he asked to temporarily run the troubled Secret Service to take over as director. Continue reading
Feb 18 Everything you were embarrassed to ask about Lent and Ash Wednesday By Wendy Thomas Russell Today is the beginning of Lent (AKA Ash Wednesday) — the day that millions of people around the world stop buying Starbucks, swearing like sailors, gossiping about their co-workers, and eating entire sticks of butter while watching porn. Continue reading
Feb 18 Newly discovered Dr. Seuss book to be published in July By Sarah Corapi A previously unearthed manuscript from the beloved children’s book author, titled “What Pet Should I Get?" will be published by Random House on July 28, 2015. Its release will come more than two decades after the passing of Dr. Continue reading