Jun 30 Watch News Wrap: Sunni extremists declare new Islamic state in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there was celebration and and condemnation for the announcement of a new Islamic state, or caliphate, in Iraq and Syria, declared by ISIL on Sunday. Also, President Obama formally announced his nominee to replace former… Continue watching
Jun 30 Hobby Lobby decision won’t change many state laws that require contraception coverage By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News More than half the states have “contraceptive equity” laws on the books that require most employers whose health insurance covers prescription drugs to also cover FDA-approved contraceptives as part of that package. Unlike the ACA, those laws do not require… Continue reading
Jun 30 FAA won’t meet 2015 deadline for drone regulations, report says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Despite years of research, the Federal Aviation Administration hasn't figured out what kind of technology unmanned aircraft should use to avoid crashing into other planes and to prevent lost links with ground control stations, Matthew Hampton, the Transportation Department's assistant… Continue reading
Jun 30 150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act By Sarah Corapi Monday marks the 150th anniversary of that preserved area -- an area that expanded to eventually become Yosemite National Park. Continue reading
Jun 30 How your lifetime Social Security benefits could be higher By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff shows two couples who are facing disabilities how to increase their lifetime benefits. First of all, they have to scrap their current collection strategies and realize that what they want to do and what they… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch President Obama pushes immigration reform without Congress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 30 Have you read Facebook’s Terms of Service? If not, read on By Colleen Shalby Facebook users discovered this weekend that their News Feeds may have been altered for a psychological experiment. Continue reading
Jun 30 Obama seeks more power to send unaccompanied children back across the border By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press Setting up a confrontation with immigration activists, President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers to send unaccompanied children from Central American back home from the U.S. border they tried to cross illegally. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rules some employers with religious objections can refuse to pay for contraception By News Desk The justices' 5-4 decision Monday is the first time that the high court has ruled that profit-seeking businesses can hold religious views under federal law. And it means the Obama administration must search for a different way of providing free… Continue reading