Jul 31 Why the benefits of the EPA’s new carbon rule outweigh the costs for the U.S. — just not by as much as you’ve heard By Robert Stavins The EPA's proposed regulation to cut carbon emissions is the subject of public hearings across the country this week. Environmental economist Robert Stavins weighs in on how the government is calculating the regulation's benefits, concluding that the benefits do outweigh… Continue reading
Jul 31 CIA director apologizes for Senate computer searches By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Brennan apologized to Senate intelligence committee leaders after his inspector general found that CIA employees acted improperly when the CIA searched Senate computers earlier this year. Continue reading
Jul 31 Obama takes aim at labor violators with new executive order By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some companies that earn billions of dollars as government contractors are among the worst violators of U.S. labor laws, yet year after year they keep winning new contracts. So President Barack Obama is aiming to end impunity for… Continue reading
Jul 31 Sara Just named Executive Producer of PBS NewsHour By Linda Winslow A 25-year veteran of ABC News, Sara worked at “Nightline” for 17 years and served as Acting Executive Producer when that program was being redesigned. She has also been a member of the network’s senior digital management team and played… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Comedian Hari Kondabolu finds humor and substance in talking about race By PBS News Hour Comedian Hari Kondabolu has made a name for himself by speaking honestly -- and humorously -- about race. Kondabolu sits down Hari Sreenivasan at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss why colonialism can be a ripe subject for humor, and… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | July 30, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, taking a closer look at strong growth in the U.S. economy reveals inconsistencies around the country. Also: Addressing sexual assault on college campuses, terrorists turn to kidnapping Europeans as a source of revenue, cosmetic microbeads cause… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Tiny plastic microbeads pile up into problems for the Great Lakes By PBS News Hour Scientists are investigating a surprising new pollutant in the country’s waterways: the tiny plastic beads found in common cosmetic products. Illinois has become the first state to ban these synthetic microbeads. Brandis Friedman of WTTW Chicago reports on the potential… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Spoils of kidnapping are financing al-Qaida, reveals New York Times By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch What the economic rebound looks like around the country By PBS News Hour The American GDP grew at a 4 percent annual rate in the second quarter of the year, surpassing most predictions. But will the upward swing continue? Jeffrey Brown gets a snapshot of economic recovery around the country from Shirley Leung… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Senators propose improvements to how colleges handle sexual assault By PBS News Hour One in five female students has been affected by sexual assault, according to the White House. Now a bipartisan group of senators is calling for colleges and universities to take action. Gwen Ifill joins sponsors of the bill Sen. Claire… Continue watching