Feb 04 What's at stake in Supreme Court's health care law case? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Supreme Court is taking another look at President Barack Obama's health care law, and this time it's not just the White House that should be worried. Continue reading
Feb 04 Rosa Parks' letters and photographs reveal a lifelong warrior for civil rights By Ruth Tam The Rosa Parks Collection of 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs are available to researchers at the Library of Congress on Feb. 4 and a portion will be open to the public on March 2. Continue reading
Feb 04 What's the most important cost to consider when picking a health plan? By Philip Moeller Don't make a health coverage decision with long-term consequences based on short-term conditions and costs, advises Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 53:13 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 3, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Standard and Poor’s reaches a $1.4 billion settlement with the Justice Department over charges that it contributed to the financial crisis. Also: New York cracks down on fake herbal supplements, using education to break the cycle… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:29 Schools in rural West Virginia aim to improve students' prospects By PBS News Hour Boredom can mean trouble and bad health for children in rural America. In communities where resources are few, schools face the extra challenge of keeping students active, safe and healthy. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports from McDowell… Continue watching
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