Jan 26 Yale police aim gun at columnist's son, turn spotlight on racial profiling on campus By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening. Continue reading
Jan 26 How can Uncle Sam keep our unused Social Security benefits? By Laurence Kotlikoff Once a person dies, the Social Security benefits to which he or she was entitled when alive do not automatically go to their survivors. Some readers think that's unfair. But as Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff explains, Social Security works… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 25:15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 25, a critical election in Greece -- what the voting means for all of Europe and for markets around the world. Later, a top health official explains what's behind the growing outbreak of measles… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 1:48 In danger or endangered? Will 'world's loneliest orca' be released into the wild? By PBS News Hour The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration will soon decide whether to put a killer whale named Lolita who has been dubbed "the world's loneliest orca" on the endangered species list. Researchers disagree over whether to give her that protection since she'll… Continue watching
Jan 25 Crippling and 'potentially historic' blizzard to slam Northeast By Andrew Mach A crippling and potentially historic winter storm was approaching a large swath of the northeastern United States Sunday, which officials and forecasters warned could dump up to three feet of snow, produce high winds and cause power outages and flight… Continue reading
Jan 25 Colorado to federal government: Let our colleges grow pot for research By Andrew Mach Colorado colleges may soon begin growing their own weed -- that is, if a group of state officials have their way -- in order to study more in-depth the drug's health affects. Continue reading
Jan 25 Obama will seek wilderness designation for Alaska refuge By Associated Press President Barack Obama says he will ask Congress to designate more than 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Coastal Plain, as a wilderness area. Continue reading
Jan 25 5 ways drones could change the way America eats By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group, says agriculture could account for 80 percent of all commercial drone use, once government regulations allow it. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 1:54 Viewers respond to report about euthanasia in Belgium By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about a recent NewsHour Weekend segment on Beligum's euthanasia law, the least restrictive law governing physician-assisted suicide in the world. Continue watching
Jan 24 Fighter jets escort two planes to Atlanta after social media threats By Carey Reed Two passenger planes were safely escorted by fighter jets to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport Saturday afternoon, following bomb threats posted online. Continue reading