Aug 21 Watch Will the $17B Bank of America penalty deter individuals from breaking the law? By PBS News Hour Bank of America will pay nearly $17 billion for its role in writing and securitizing risky home loans in the run up the housing crisis. For a closer look at the Justice Department deal, and the impact it and earlier… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch More details emerge on failed mission to rescue James Foley By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung about the U.S.’ attempt to rescue American journalist James Foley before his murder, and the country’s policy not to pay ransoms to terrorists. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch U.S. vows killers of James Foley will be ‘held accountable’ By PBS News Hour The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the murder of American journalist James Foley in Syria. That news came after word that earlier this summer a U.S. raid targeted an Islamic State site in Northern Syria in hopes of… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Former VA governor leans on marital struggles as defense to fight corruption charges By PBS News Hour Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell returned to the stand in his public corruption trial, describing in detail how relations with his wife had broken down in order to show that the couple could not have jointly engaged in a criminal… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch News Wrap: National Guard ordered to begin pulling out of Ferguson By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the governor of Missouri ordered the National Guard to begin withdrawing from the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. A police officer was suspended for pointing a semi-automatic rifle at a crowd of protesters Tuesday night,… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch LIVE: What happens next in Ferguson? By News Desk The aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson has been widely covered by local and national news outlets. But, the violence and looting have overshadowed some of the core issues that need to be addressed. Continue reading
Aug 21 Mo’Ne Davis’ power breaks Little League World Series ratings By Anya van Wagtendonk Wednesday wasn’t a great night for Mo’ne Davis, the teenage pitching phenom making headlines for her performance in this year’s Little League World Series. Continue reading
Aug 21 Mr. Abe, Japan’s economy needs more By Milton Ezrati Economist Milton Ezrati argues that the economic policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- known collectively as "Abenomics" -- aren't doing enough to address the demographic challenges of an aging population. Japan's economy, he believes, needs more innovation to… Continue reading
Aug 21 U.S. Copyright Office rules monkeys can’t copyright their selfies By Diane Jeanty In its first revision in over two decades, the U.S. Copyright Office has published a new draft update to its existing rules regarding ownership of photographs, text and art, stating that non-human beings cannot own copyright. The changes come in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Can hashtag activism have real impact? By Nora Daly Hashtag activism is a term coined to describe the use of viral hashtags on social media to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes, but can it affect real change?… Continue reading