Jan 24 Poll: Should employers doing background checks be blocked from seeing nonviolent criminal offenses? By Stephen Fee A growing number of jurisdictions are banning preliminary questions about job applicants’ criminal records. But advocates suggest a policy that goes a step further: to seal nonviolent, low-level criminal offenses that are more than ten years old, effectively blocking employers… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 8:14 Living with a record: How past crimes may drive job seekers into poverty By PBS News Hour Applicants with criminal backgrounds, including those with nonviolent criminal convictions or even arrests, are increasingly being driven into poverty. Even if it has been years since they've served time for past criminal infractions, those applying for jobs are often unable… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 0:50 When four historic events happened over three days in 1973 By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a historian’s tweet points to four major events that happened within 72 hours this week in 1973. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Ransom deadline passes for Japanese hostages held by Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the deadline passed for the Japanese government to pay $200 million in ransom to Islamic State for two hostages. Japanese officials are still trying to free the two captives. Also, a pro-Russian rebel leader said… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 13:15 Shields and Brooks on inviting Netanyahu, GOP abortion bill revolt By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s State of the Union agenda, a controversial invitation to the Israeli prime minister to address Congress and a… Continue watching
Jan 23 The sound of your car's engine might just be a lie By Jasmine Wright Arguably, one of the best parts about driving a car is putting your foot on the gas and hearing that engine purr ever so sweetly. Well, that rumble may be gone forever -- or at least replaced with a shallow,… Continue reading
Jan 23 NFL releases statement on underinflated footballs investigation By Justin Scuiletti The National Football League released a statement on Friday regarding their investigation into the New England Patriots' use of 11 underinflated footballs during Sunday's championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. Continue reading
Jan 23 The White House broke a State of the Union tradition. Does it matter? By Colleen Shalby On Tuesday, the White House broke a longstanding State of the Union tradition. Rather than distributing an embargoed copy of the President’s speech to the press and press alone, the address was made public on the blogging site Medium… Continue reading
Jan 23 So long, SkyMall, and thanks for all the massage pillows By Ashira Morris In its glory days, SkyMall was “the sole in-flight option for potential purchasers of products to review while traveling,”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Social Security's Christmas present: Benefit cuts for millions of disabled workers By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff highlights a recent change in Social Security's operating manual that, while seemingly obscure, hurts millions of Americans who receive disability benefits. In effect, Kotlikoff argues, Social Security is now treating people with disabilities as second… Continue reading