Feb 03 Watch 5:47 Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature By PBS News Hour The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:37 For Harper Lee fans, great excitement for the book that came before 'Mockingbird' By PBS News Hour After publishing her classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, Pulitzer Prize-winner Harper Lee has never published another one. Now, more than a half-century later, a book she wrote in the 1950s will see the light of day. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:40 Store-bought herbal supplements may not be what they advertise By PBS News Hour An investigation into store-bought herbal supplements found at many major retailers’ determined that four out of five products tested had no trace of the ingredients listed on the label. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joins Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:47 News Wrap: House GOP votes again to repeal the ACA By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to strike down the Affordable Care Act -- a first for the new Congress but the 56th time that House Republicans that tried to repeal the law. Also, advocacy groups… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:55 Will S&P's penalty for too-rosy mortgage securities ratings send a message? By PBS News Hour While not admitting wrongdoing, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services agreed to pay almost $1.4 billion to settle allegations by the Justice Department that credit ratings for high-risk mortgage securities mislead investors before the 2008 financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses implications… Continue watching
Feb 03 What's in your supplement? By Simone Pathe For the first time, law enforcement is going after major retailers and drugstore chains selling herbal remedies that aren't all they're advertised to be. Continue reading
Feb 03 Congress awards First Special Service Force with gold medal By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress has awarded the congressional gold medal to the First Special Service Force, an elite strike force of U.S. and Canadian soldiers that conducted covert operations to help liberate France and Italy during World War II. Continue reading
Feb 03 Bill aiming to reduce veteran suicide makes way to White House By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic among military veterans is on its way to the president for his signature. Continue reading
Feb 03 Obama condemns Islamic State militants for 'viciousness and barbarity' By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II of Jordan for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the U.S. and its allies are determined to… Continue reading
Feb 03 Keystone XL's climate impacts need to be revisited, EPA says By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press With the recent dip in oil prices, the Environmental Protection Agency wants the State Department to "revisit" how much of a toll the Keystone XL oil pipeline would have on global warming. Continue reading