Dec 30 Despite uptick of airline deaths, 2014 was one of the safest years for flying By Joshua Barajas The loss of AirAsia flight QZ8501 closes a year that has seen a barrage of news reports and images of airplane wreckage and grieving families. That magnified media coverage underscores the tragic fact that 2014 was the deadliest year… Continue reading
Dec 30 Why Republicans should thank Obama for opening up Cuba By George C. Lodge George Cabot Lodge asks why Republicans want to deny the Cuban people the better life that he predicts will come with U.S. investment in their country and deny American business new opportunities. Continue reading
Dec 30 Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital By Laura Santhanam Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after he was admitted about one week ago due to shortness of breath. Continue reading
Dec 30 Obama golf game forces Army couple to move wedding By Josh Lederman and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press HONOLULU — A couple getting married near President Barack Obama's vacation spot in Hawaii learned the hard way that the big day rarely goes exactly as planned. Continue reading
Dec 30 Think you know how oil prices work? By Simone Pathe A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research remodels the relationship between oil prices and production, suggesting that the actual pressure inside the wells dictates the pace of extraction more than price swings. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 54:17 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 29, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the search widens for a missing AirAsia jetliner. Also: The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan comes to a close, Greece’s prime minister calls for elections, how the ice bucket challenge sparked a year of viral philanthropy,… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 2:22 U.S., NATO end combat role in Afghanistan amid resurgence by Taliban - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 6:02 Website that kept watch on D.C. homicides shuts down By PBS News Hour Homicide Watch, an online database that records and tracks homicide cases, was created to document under-reported crimes in Washington, D.C. The site has been praised by law enforcement and the families of victims, but is shutting down in that city. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 7:27 Did the ALS ice bucket challenge take attention away from other, worthy charities? By PBS News Hour Continue watching