Nov 02 Watch Campaigning through the cloud: How politicians target voters with digital ads By PBS News Hour Much of the analysis after the 2012 presidential election focused on how the Obama campaign had made better use of technology than the Romney campaign to get its supporters to the polls. So how are both major parties doing this… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Photographer documents uneven Sandy recovery in hardest-hit neighborhoods By PBS News Hour This week marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. The recovery in New York has been very uneven in some of the city's hardest-hit neighborhoods. Photographer Nathan Kensinger documented this in a series of photo essays. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Nov 02 Kenyans sweep New York City Marathon for second straight year By Carey Reed Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's races respectively at the 2014 New York City Marathon Sunday, both just a few seconds ahead of their competition. Continue reading
Nov 02 Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceshipTwo' had 'in-flight separation' before crash By Carey Reed The Virgin Galactic test flight that crashed in California's Mojave desert last week began breaking apart mid-air, according to officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, which launched its investigation Saturday. … Continue reading
Nov 02 Confident Republicans slam Obama on final Sunday before election By Steve Peoples, Associated Press He is not on the ballot, but President Barack Obama was the focus in a final-weekend clash between candidates and party leaders as an increasingly confident Republican Party eyes control of Congress two days before Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 02 US Supreme Court to hear Jerusalem passport case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case over whether Americans born in Jerusalem may list Israel as their place of birth on passports is back at the high court for argument Monday at a time of acute Palestinian-Israeli tension over Jerusalem and significant strain in… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Beyond Oregon: Should terminally ill patients be allowed to choose death? By PBS News Hour While assisted suicide is legal in only three states, the story of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard, who after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer moved to Oregon so she could legally end her own life, has brought the issue back into… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch What's behind the latest surge on Wall Street? By PBS News Hour Stock prices continue going up, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Friday. To explore what's pushing the numbers higher, Roben Farzad, host of the radio show, "Full Disclosure," joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Nov 01 Report: 60,000 veterans got triple benefits last year -- legally By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Nearly 60,000 veterans were triple dippers last year, drawing a total of $3.5 billion in military retirement pay plus veterans and Social Security disability benefits at the same time, congressional auditors report. It's all legal. Continue reading
Nov 01 Federal court ruling allows NYC to implement stop-and-frisk reforms By Carey Reed The New York City Police Department is free to begin implementing reforms to its stop-and-frisk policy, following a federal court ruling Friday. Continue reading