Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Did leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses cover up child sex abuse? By PBS News Hour In San Francisco, a woman is suing the Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to protect her from a known child abuser when she was a child. The Center for Investigative Reporting has shed light on accusations that religious leaders led a… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Will security and stability concerns shape the 2016 race? By PBS News Hour What issues will influence what voters want in a president in 2016? Gwen Ifill talks to Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about the current atmosphere of international insecurity, plus the significance… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch How poverty and mental illness are putting more people behind bars By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 16 Every reference Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon made during SNL's 40th anniversary opening ditty By Colleen Shalby, Justin Scuiletti During SNL 40th anniversary special on Sunday, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon highlighted many of those witty one-liners and favorite characters during a musical cold open. We rounded them up. Continue reading
Feb 16 New York City killing-free streak ends with murder By Marina Lopes New York City’s 12-day, killing-free streak, the longest period the city has gone without a homicide in at least 20 years, ended this weekend with the murder of a 28-year-old Queens resident. Continue reading
Feb 16 Democrats want to give uninsured another chance to avoid health care law penalties By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans facing new tax penalties deserve a second chance. Continue reading
Feb 16 The Pleistocene investor who predicted Dow 5K: How does 18K feel? By Terry Burnham Economist Terry Burnham is well know for predicting that the Dow would hit 5,000 before it hit 20,000. Now that the Dow has closed above 18,000, Burnham isn't abandoning his forecast, but he is speaking openly about the physical and… Continue reading
Feb 15 FAA releases long-awaited proposed commercial drone rules By Triana Kalmanoff The Federal Aviation Administration released a list of long-awaited proposed rules governing the usage of small commercial drones on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 2:05 More extreme winter weather wallops Northeast, Midwest By PBS News Hour By this morning, a foot of snow was already on the ground across much of Eastern Massachusetts, and 20 inches had already fallen in some coastal areas. Much of the Midwest also suffered through extreme cold last night and this… Continue watching
Feb 15 Six popular aquarium fish and what you should know about them By Saskia de Melker Americans love their aquariums. The United States reportedly imports nearly half of the total worldwide trade in aquarium fish, which almost all come from the wild, taken off of coral reefs and shipped to aquarists around the world. But while… Continue reading