Dec 03 Cleveland police officer who shot Tamir Rice was unfit for duty years ago, records show By Joshua Barajas The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last week was previously “distracted” and “weepy” during his firearms qualification training at a suburban Ohio police department, new internal documents revealed Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 03 'C' is for Cookie, S is for self-regulation By Nora Daly In 2011, PBS NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman paid a visit to Sesame Street, where he taught Grover about Walter Michel’s famous “Marshmallow Test” - a psychological experiment where a child is given a choice between eating one marshmallow… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Watch NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speak on Eric Garner decision By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 03 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks on Eric Garner decision By Justin Scuiletti New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke Wednesday on a New York grand jury’s decision not to indict NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of unarmed, 43-year-old Eric Garner. Continue reading
Dec 03 Critics question why Rolling Stone reporter did not contact men accused of UVA gang rape By Kyla Calvert Mason Last month, Rolling Stone magazine published an article detailing the gang rape of a University of Virginia freshman, Jackie, by seven men in one of the campus’ fraternity houses and the university’s failure to investigate once the attack was reported… Continue reading
Dec 03 No indictment for police officer involved in NYC chokehold death of Eric Garner By Colleen Shalby A grand Jury in New York City will not indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of unarmed 43-year-old Eric Garner. Continue reading
Dec 03 Should you ditch your employer's insurance for Medicare? By Philip Moeller In the last few days before Medicare open enrollment ends for the year, Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller takes a question from a reader of a certain age who's not sure whether he should choose one of his employer's… Continue reading
Dec 03 Appeals court halts execution of Texas prisoner at 11th hour By News Desk A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas inmate less than eight hours before he was to be put to death. Continue reading
Dec 03 U.S. calls on Cuba to release American contractor By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House is calling on Cuba to release American government contractor Alan Gross on the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:49 New book examines how preparing for disaster is key to bouncing back By PBS News Hour Continue watching