Feb 07 'Serial' subject Adnan Syed granted appeal by Maryland court By Elisabeth Ponsot The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that it will hear arguments in defense of Adnan Syed, the subject of the blockbuster true crime podcast "Serial," in June. Continue reading
Feb 07 Obama: Scaling back college savings benefits wasn't worth it By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Friday that he dropped a widely criticized plan to scale back tax benefits for college savings accounts because the savings weren't worth it. Continue reading
Feb 07 Fewer drunk, but more drug-impaired drivers on the road By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The number of drivers on the road with alcohol in their systems has declined by nearly one-third since 2007, but there has been a large increase in drivers using marijuana and other illegal drugs, a government report released Friday found. Continue reading
Feb 06 Cyberattacks keep TurboTax users from filing returns By Anna Sillers After seeing an increase of stolen information used to file fraudulent state tax returns, TurboTax announced that the processing of all state filing has been halted and the option to file state taxes online no longer exists. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:25 A mother demands better advocacy for U.S. hostages By PBS News Hour Efforts to find and bring home Austin Rice, a freelance journalist who was kidnapped two and a half years ago, have not been fruitful. Tice’s parents are pushing for a new government entity that would be responsible for American hostages. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 2:17 Parents of U.S. hostage Austin Tice mount campaign to win his release By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:01 How music on demand is killing the album By PBS News Hour To be able to listen to a favorite song, you used to have to buy a whole album. But the rise of digital sales and streaming music has unbundled the single from the rest of the record. What does that… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 6, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims a U.S. hostage was killed by an airstrike. Also: January’s labor report shows significant growth, the mother of a journalist gone missing in Syria makes a plea for more help, why music… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 9:24 Will new manufacturing ease Mississippi's 'psychosis of poverty?' By PBS News Hour In Mississippi, where the unemployment rate peaks at 15 percent in some areas, pockets of new manufacturing have ignited hopes for an economic rebirth. And while signs of growth give some people hope for a new era, how much will… Continue watching
Feb 06 Could crash signal U.S. ski star Bode Miller's last race? By Mary Jo Brooks, Tik Root BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller was forced to pull out of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last night, following a harrowing crash during the Super-G race on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Colorado. Continue reading