Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: House rejects stopgap bill for Homeland Security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hours before the deadline, the House voted down a short-term funding bill that would have delayed a possible shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate has passed a bill without immigration language that… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 12:18 Shields and Brooks on House GOP vs. Homeland Security, Netanyahu speech rift By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the biggest talking points at this year’s CPAC, an assessment of the Republicans’ fight over funding Homeland Security and the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 1:46 CPAC speakers talk Islamic State, immigration, Obama By PBS News Hour More Republican presidential hopefuls tried to woo voters and donors at the second day of CPAC, the country’s largest conservative gathering. Which topics caught on, and which were met with boos from the audience? Political director Domenico Montanaro reports. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:34 The extra costs of extra weight for older adults By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Lifelong obesity, now common in the U.S., is beginning to change how Americans age. Along Alabama's Gulf Coast, one in three adults is obese, and many who have lived with the negative health effects of excess weight are entering their… Continue watching
Feb 27 That dress isn't blue or gold because color doesn't exist By Jenny Marder Color scientists already have a word for it: Dressgate. No surprise to those of us whose minds were collectively blown by the dress that’s blue and black to some, and white and gold to others (though frankly kind of ugly… Continue reading
Feb 27 How a hashtag turned into an international adjunct movement By Simone Pathe Adjunct college and university faculty staged a National Adjunct Walkout Day this week to draw attention to their contingent status. While discontent among the adjunct community has been brewing for decades, in recent years and months, grassroots efforts have sparked… Continue reading
Feb 27 5 things to know about the Supreme Court case challenging Obamacare By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News What's at stake as the Affordable Care Act heads to the Supreme Court?… Continue reading
Feb 27 How it feels to almost die from a nut allergy By Wendy Thomas Russell I took one bite of our cheesecake and knew immediately — from my itchy palate — that there must be nuts in the topping. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Mister Rogers' heart-warming message to his grownup fans By Vanessa Dennis Fred Rogers recorded a message for those who grew up watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" a few months before he died. Continue reading
Feb 27 8 people dead in rural Missouri shooting spree By Laura Santhanam Seven people were shot dead in rural Missouri before the alleged gunman turned his weapon on himself in a parked car early Friday, media reports said. Continue reading