Feb 25 Watch 7:03 Silicon Valley lawsuit shines light on struggles for women in tech By PBS News Hour A discrimination lawsuit in California involving a former employee at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm signals another instance of that industry being critiqued for its treatment of women. Jeffrey Brown talks to Nicole Sanchez of Vaya Consulting and Nellie… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 11:12 Supreme Court weighs how religious freedom affects business dress codes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:58 Why Senate and House Republicans are split over a Homeland Security bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 Ice caves open to the public on Lake Superior By Lorna Baldwin Grab your ice cleats and snow poles this weekend for a 1.1 mile trek over icy Lake Superior to witness the stunning naturally formed ice caves at Apostle Island National Lakeshore in Wisconsin. Park rangers determined today the… Continue reading
Feb 25 U.S.-Israel tensions continue to rise ahead of Netanyahu speech By Julie Pace, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Feb 25 TJ Maxx parent company will raise workers' pay to $10 an hour in 2016 By Jasmine Wright The parent company that owns retailers T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods announced on Wednesday a plan to raise their workers' wages to $9 an hour in June, with an eventual rise to $10 an hour by 2016. The move makes… Continue reading
Feb 25 Photo essay: How to swim safely with sharks By Ariel Min Ocean Ramsey wants you to know that sharks are vastly misunderstood. They're scavengers, and rarely confrontational, said the biologist and scuba instructor, who has studied the animals for 15 years and leads cageless shark diving expeditions off the coast of… Continue reading
Feb 25 Talking heads skew 'net neutrality' debate By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate. Continue reading
Feb 25 Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf… Continue reading
Feb 25 These college majors will get you a well-paying job By Simone Pathe On the whole, economic conditions are looking up for college graduates. But a lot depends on what you study and the level of degree you obtain. Continue reading