Jan 07 Watch 2:08 NewsHour Shares: Bill Gates drinks water purified from waste By PBS News Hour Human waste is being turned into drinkable water at a treatment plant in Washington state, with funding by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, we see how the pioneering idea could be… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 9:30 While the drone industry grows faster than the flick of a joystick, regulation lags By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:34 Why journalists face greater harm in an age of abundant and accessible media By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Update: Gunman who killed doctor at Texas VA clinic was a retired soldier By News Desk The soldier was medically retired from the rank of specialist in 2007. Continue reading
Jan 07 What was is in that 219-year-old time capsule from Paul Revere and Sam Adams? By Colleen Shalby Last month, Museum of Fine Arts conservator Pam Hatchfield excavated a 219-year-old time capsule that Paul Revere and then-Governor Samuel Adams had buried under the Massachusetts State House. Continue reading
Jan 07 House passes bill to renew terror insurance program By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House passed long-sought legislation Wednesday to renew the federal program that props up the private market for insurance against terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Jan 07 With number of English learners growing, school districts get federal guidance on honoring students' civil rights By Kyla Calvert Mason For the first time this year, non-white children make up a larger portion of the country’s public school students than white children. Within that growing racial diversity is an increasing linguistic diversity. There are about 5 million public school students… Continue reading
Jan 07 EPA delays rule to cut carbon from new coal power plants By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The Obama administration is delaying for months a final rule to control carbon dioxide emissions at new coal-fired power plants. Continue reading
Jan 07 Getting your hands around slithery COBRA coverage By Philip Moeller Workers who lose their jobs may have the option of continuing their employer group health insurance for a limited time under what's known as COBRA. But how does that coverage interact with Medicare and the Affordable Care Act? Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Jan 07 FAA issues permits for agriculture, real estate drones By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking the first time permission has been granted to companies involved in agriculture and real estate. Continue reading