Dec 12 Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr steps down as Detroit emerges from bankruptcy By Della Cassia, DPTV The city’s former Financial Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr, who resigned his post yesterday, was the most important person in the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, leading the city through a fairly speedy Chapter 9 that shaved $7 billion of its $18 billion… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch The Senate's 2014 Intelligence Report compared to President Bush's 2006 Speech on Terrorism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 12 12 Days of NewsHour: NewsHour staff share their favorite cookie recipes By Nora Daly Happy Friday! Not only have you made it to the end of another work week, you've arrived at Day 5 of our 12 Days of NewsHour. We hope today's gift will keep you busy in the kitchen all weekend and… Continue reading
Dec 12 Centuries-old time capsule from Sam Adams and Paul Revere unearthed in Boston By Colleen Shalby A 219-year-old time capsule believed to be originally buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere was unearthed Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 12 Why employees earn more at big-box chains than mom-and-pop shops By Simone Pathe Large retail chains are the target of frequent criticism for paying low wages and exploiting workers, but a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that big-box stores have actually increased wages in the retail sector,… Continue reading
Dec 12 NFL 'behind the curve' on Ray Rice case, Obama says By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama says the Ray Rice domestic violence case showed that the National Football League was "behind the curve" in setting policies about athlete behavior. He says new policies now in effect will send a message that there is… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 9:10 How police can cool down confrontations before they turn deadly By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:48 Brennan strikes back at scathing CIA interrogation report By PBS News Hour In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan defended the agency’s record on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and conceded abuses. While Brennan said that in some cases harsh tactics led to or confirmed important information, he admitted the cause-and-effect… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:16 What 'Serial'-mania says about the growing popularity of podcasts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:06 Is economic reality wiping out the American dream? By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy has been showing signs of more robust recovery, but many Americans say they're not feeling it. A new poll by The New York Times found the public is more pessimistic than it was right after the financial… Continue watching