Dec 22 Watch 8:55 StoryCorps gives America a microphone and the chance to tell a story By PBS News Hour Get two people together with a microphone and let them talk and listen to each other. That's the premise of the StoryCorps Project, which has recorded and archived more than 50,000 stories told by Americans so far. Now creator Dave… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 5:37 Why changes in health care costs vary widely around the U.S. By PBS News Hour More than 2.5 million people have selected a health care plan through the federal health exchange so far in the new enrollment season. This year, signing up on HealthCare.gov has been easier, but how easy will it be to pay… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 7:35 Building literacy among the blind with a teen inventor's low-cost Lego printer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 6:35 What turned off the Internet in North Korea? By PBS News Hour A massive Internet failure in North Korea has many wondering if retaliation for the Sony hack is underway. Just days after President Obama warned that the U.S. would respond "proportionally" to a cyber-attack on the entertainment company, The New York… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 7:51 New York police killings raise questions of cause and effect after weeks of protests - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 3:05 De Blasio addresses criticism by NY police union - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Officer won't be charged in Milwaukee shooting By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a white police officer will not be charged in the shooting death of a black mentally ill man in Milwaukee. The victim’s family has asked the U.S. attorney to conduct a federal investigation. Also, a… Continue watching
Dec 22 Fast-food slows learning, study shows By Nora Daly Frequent fast-food consumption may slow children’s academic growth, according to a new nationwide study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. Continue reading
Dec 22 Rolling Stone announces independent review of discredited UVA rape article By Kyla Calvert Mason Rolling Stone Editor and Publisher Jan Wenner released an editor’s note saying the magazine will enlist administrators at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism to conduct an independent review of the editorial process that led to the publication of a… Continue reading
Dec 22 The Indiana Jones of collapsed cultures: Our Western civilization itself is a bubble By Edward Fischer Bill Gates may think we're living in the greatest time in history. But the same elements of our society that have allowed Western civilization to succeed also spell its impending collapse. Anthropologist Ted Fischer interviews fellow Vanderbilt anthropologist Arthur Demarest… Continue reading