Sep 09 Apple unveils iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch By Colleen Shalby Apple unveiled today the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Pay function and the much-anticipated Apple Watch. Here’s a rundown of the functionality behind the new gadgets. Continue reading
Sep 09 What is the future of the Great Lakes? By News Desk Detroit Public Television will live stream sessions from the Great Lakes Restoration Conference this week. Watch a live stream from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday. All times EDT. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Will Rice firing set precedent for pro sport rules on domestic violence? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Colorado fracking fuels fight between state and local government over control By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 08 UPDATE: NFL suspends Ray Rice after domestic abuse video surfaces By Margaret Myers On a day when NFL fans should be busy comparing their fantasy teams and stoking quarterback controversies, the discussion in the sports world is focused instead on the horrendous images of Ray Rice knocking his fiancé unconscious in an elevator. Continue reading
Sep 08 Obama administration seeks additional $1.2 billion for border crisis By Erica Werner, Associated Press The Obama administration renewed its plea Monday for Congress to provide additional money to deal with the unaccompanied migrant children at the border. The request seemed likely to fall on deaf ears as neither party showed an appetite to revive… Continue reading
Sep 08 Rise in ER visits after Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new study finds that many people newly covered by Medicaid under the federal health law are seeking treatment in hospital emergency rooms. That's one of the most expensive settings for health care. Continue reading
Sep 08 You’re not the only loser when taking Social Security early By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has long encouraged you to wait until age 70 to collect your retirement benefit. But you're not the only one who will lose by taking it early. Taking benefits before full retirement age also reduces… Continue reading
Sep 08 Treasury wants to make overseas inversions less profitable for U.S. corporations By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. companies are shifting their addresses abroad in an effort to reduce their U.S. taxes. The maneuver is known as a corporate inversion. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round… Continue watching