Sep 05 Republican support for over-the-counter birth control roils Colorado Senate race By Associated Press Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is going after his opponent's proposal to make birth control an over-the-counter drug. Udall brought Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the national president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund to a suburban Denver battleground where female… Continue reading
Sep 05 IRS can’t find emails for 5 more employees in congressional probe By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press On Friday, the IRS issued a report to Congress saying the agency also lost emails from five other employees related to the probe, including two agents who worked in a Cincinnati office processing applications for tax-exempt status. Continue reading
Sep 05 CDC obesity data reveals wide gap between white and black Americans By Anna Christiansen Overall obesity rates in U.S. Map of overall obesity rates in U.S. Image courtesy of CDC. This week, the Center for Disease Control released new data on obesity in the United States. The discrepancy between rates for… Continue reading
Sep 05 Forgotten vials of ricin, smallpox and plague uncovered in NIH labs review By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The agency began an intensive investigation of all its facilities after a scientist in July found vials of smallpox dating from the 1950s, along with other contagious viruses and bacteria that had been stored and forgotten in one lab on… Continue reading
Sep 05 Unresponsive plane crashes north of Caribbean Island By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Two F-15 fighter jets were following a private plane over the Atlantic Ocean Friday after its pilot failed to respond to repeated contact attempts by air traffic controllers, government officials said. Continue reading
Sep 05 Your cheat sheet to the Scotland independence vote By Sarah McHaney On September 18, Scotland’s citizens will go to the polls to answer a really big question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” This question, of course, raises lots of other questions about what a yes vote might mean for the… Continue reading
Sep 05 Noisy data aside, the big question from August’s jobs report is who’s dropping out of the workforce? By Simone Pathe The economy added a fewer than expected 142,000 jobs last month -- the lowest monthly gain of the year. But the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.1 percent, which is good news, right? Maybe not. That all depends on who's… Continue reading
Sep 05 Third U.S. doctor with Ebola lands in Nebraska By News Desk A third American doctor diagnosed with the Ebola virus, Rick Sacra, arrived in Omaha, Nebraska for treatment Friday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Miscommunication blamed for deadly U.S. mistake in Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press Avoidable miscommunication between U.S. air and ground forces led to a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan that killed five U.S. soldiers and one Afghan in June, according to a military investigation report. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch How will the Justice Department investigation in Ferguson work? Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Driscoll, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Tracie Keesee, Center for Policing Equity, on what to expect from the Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the Ferguson police department. Continue watching