Mar 10 President Obama unveils 'bill of rights' for student loans By Josh Lederman, Associated Press ATLANTA — Issuing a clarion call to Americans saddled by student debt, President Barack Obama urged student borrowers Tuesday to stand up for their rights, and announced a medley of modest steps to bring some order to a notoriously chaotic… Continue reading
Mar 10 Column: The biggest scam bankrupting business and the middle class By Nick Hanauer Corporate profits, as a percent of GDP, have doubled in the past 40 years. But where's that money going? Not to hiring, paying higher wages or investing in equipment. Corporations are instead using their profits to further reward shareholders. And… Continue reading
Mar 10 WATCH LIVE: Clinton expected to take questions on emails By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton is opening up about her email practices as secretary of state, after days of silence and intensifying calls from Democrats as well as Republicans to address the matter. PBS NewsHour will live stream her press conference, scheduled for… Continue reading
Mar 10 Heads up D.C., the Secret Service is testing drones in the middle of the night By Alicia A. Caldwell, Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the U.S. Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington — usually off-limits as a strict no-fly zone — are part of secret government testing intended to find ways to… Continue reading
Mar 09 John Siceloff, longtime PBS producer, dies at 61 By Anna Sillers John Siceloff, an American journalist who reported for "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and co-created PBS’s "Now" with Bill Moyers, died on Friday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 61. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 7:08 What challenges remain for Selma 50 years since march? By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, visitors like President Obama and nearly 100 members of Congress flocked to Selma, Alabama, to celebrate the anniversary of a civil rights milestone. But 50 years since protesters defiantly crossed the city's iconic Edmund Pettus bridge, Selma… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 7:02 How new rules could protect you from credit errors By PBS News Hour In the past, the way credit rating agencies reviewed disputes or errors frequently hurt consumers. The nation’s three largest credit rating agencies have negotiated with the state of New York to change their review process, and to wait longer before… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: GOP senators write open letter to Iran over nuclear deal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 1:00 Iditarod imports snow for race's slushy start By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, high temperatures meant there wasn’t enough snow on the ground at start of the annual thousand-mile Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska. Snow was brought in just for the weekend’s opening festivities. Continue watching
Mar 09 University of Oklahoma students and faculty react to racist frat video By Jasmine Wright Students and faculty at the University of Oklahoma are outraged by a video that went viral on YouTube Sunday night that features members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chanting racial slurs. Continue reading