Nov 10 AP demands FBI never impersonate any journalist again By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed himself as an AP journalist as part of… Continue reading
Nov 10 A better way to have predicted the GOP wave By Simone Pathe Most polls ask voters whom they plan to vote for. But it turns out that asking voters who they think will win has actually yielded more accurate results, and the 2014 midterm election was no exception. In fact, that kind… Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. Postal Service employee data stolen in cyberattack By Tom Raum, Associated Press Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer says personal information that may have been obtained in the attack includes employees' names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, emergency contacts and other information. Continue reading
Nov 10 President Obama urges FCC to ban paid internet 'fast lanes' By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press In a statement released by the White House Monday, the president called for an "explicit ban" on such deals. Obama also said that federal regulators should reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the 1934 Communications… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? By PBS News Hour In the US, state laws governing compensation for wrongfully convicted people vary significantly. While some states offer sizable packages for the exonerated, at least 20 offer nothing. And even for those that do, it may not be enough to make… Continue watching
Nov 09 Uniting through narrative: A vet's plan to connect with civilians By Elisabeth Ponsot The weekly workshop is held by Words After War, a literary nonprofit that brings together veterans and civilians for writing instruction in an effort to bridge the gap between the two increasingly separate groups. Continue reading
Nov 09 Four wrongfully convicted men, four very different outcomes By Saskia de Melker When a wrongfully convicted person gets released from prison, it is a major news event: Local television crews capture the first steps of freedom and the speeches on the steps of the state capital, audiences empathize as they grapple with… Continue reading
Nov 09 Higher bar for health law in 2nd sign-up season By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press With a bright look to its rebuilt website, version 2.0 of President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win over a skeptical public. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 'The other one percent': Bridging the military-civilian divide in Brooklyn By Elisabeth Ponsot Tuesday is Veterans Day -- a day to honor those who have served. But since the draft ended in 1973, the number of Americans who serve in the armed forces has decreased dramatically, leading to what some fear is a… Continue watching
Nov 09 If the economic news is good, why did voters say it's bad? By Simone Pathe Two-thirds of voters told exit pollsters last week that the economy was getting worse. And yet, Friday's jobs report marked the ninth straight month of job gains over 200,000 and the lowest unemployment rate since the summer of 2008. Continue reading