Jan 12 Cuba releases 53 prisoners as part of historic deal with U.S. By Bradley Klapper, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press HAVANA — Cuba has completed the release of 53 political prisoners that was part of last month's historic deal with the United States, the Obama administration said Monday. The move clears a major hurdle for the normalization of ties between… Continue reading
Jan 12 Report finds lack of disciplinary action for NYPD's use of chokeholds By Colleen Shalby After a Staten Island grand jury did not indict an NYPD officer for the chokehold death of Eric Garner, the Office of the Inspector General launched an internal review. Members of the New York City Police Department have… Continue reading
Jan 12 Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces grant in honor of press freedom By News Desk "Now more than ever it takes so much courage to be a journalist. To understand that every word you may write, every cartoon you might draw could be your last. The chilling effect this can have may result in stories… Continue reading
Jan 12 UVA reinstates frat after police find no proof of rape described in Rolling Stone article By Corinne Segal The University of Virginia has reinstated Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity at the heart of a Rolling Stone story involving an alleged gang rape, after Charlottesville police said they did not find “any substantive basis” for the allegations. Continue reading
Jan 12 How many husbands' Social Security benefits can you collect? By Laurence Kotlikoff If you're one of the millions of Americans who have been married multiple times, you may be eligible to collect benefits from ex-spouses, deceased spouses and current spouses, but never at the same time, explains Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Continue reading
Jan 11 Holder: Decision on Petraeus to come from 'highest level' By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder isn't saying whether he still will be on the job when the time comes to decide whether to bring charges in the investigation of former CIA Director David Petraeus. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 10:13 Former NYPD officers talk police-minority relations By PBS News Hour A major topic of conversation in recent months has been the often fraught relationship between police and minority communities. Last week, PBS NewsHour Weekend spoke to the President of the Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP and retired NYC police lieutenant… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 25:21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 10, the latest on the investigation into this week's terror attacks in France and what those mean for the country's nearly 500,000 Jewish citizens, and the former Deputy Director for the CIA weighs in… Continue watching
Jan 10 George Zimmerman arrested for aggravated assault with a weapon By Andrew Mach George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in 2013, was arrested Friday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 54:43 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, France’s manhunt for two terrorists comes to a bloody end. Also: What the 2014 jobs surge means for interest rates in 2015, Obama’s plan to overhaul community colleges and make the first two years free, Mark… Continue watching