Dec 23 Biden to attend funeral for slain New York police officer By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden plans to be among the mourners at the funeral for a New York City policemen gunned down last weekend. Continue reading
Dec 23 Will Social Security count my big earnings if I lose my job before 66? By Laurence Kotlikoff If you lose your high-paying job before full retirement age, you don't lose Social Security benefits you've already paid for, says expert Larry Kotlikoff. What you might miss out on, though, is an opportunity to raise your lifetime benefits even… Continue reading
Dec 23 Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Gay marriage cases have been added to the Supreme Court's agenda, with enough time for them to be argued and decided by late June… Continue reading
Dec 23 Torture can affect the brain, leaving long-term psychological scars By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — At times, waterboarding rendered al-Qaida terror suspect Abu Zubaydah hysterical. But later, a message to CIA headquarters described an interrogator merely lifting his eyebrow and snapping his fingers, leading Zubaydah to "slowly (walk) on his own to the… Continue reading
Dec 23 iPhone cases featuring stolen, grisly war photos appear for sale on Amazon By Joshua Barajas "Who wants to buy a picture with a dead child on it," said Tomas van Houtryve, a National Geographic photographer, who recently surfaced several unauthorized Amazon phone case sales in a series of posts on Instagram. Continue reading
Dec 23 Obama applauds Sony's decision to release 'The Interview' By Josh Lederman, Associated Press HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is applauding Sony Pictures Entertainment's decision to screen its film "The Interview" in a limited number of theaters. Continue reading
Dec 23 What might capitalism look like in 2015? By Sallie Krawcheck As baby boomers leave the workforce and millennials, and increasingly women, move in to take their places, former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck predicts capitalism will become more inclusive, and consequently, more prosperous -- for everyone. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 2:58 What happens to a war dog if his handler is killed? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 51:56 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 22, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, we examine the rising tensions in New York in the wake of the murder of two police officers. Also: what’s behind a massive Internet failure in North Korea, a simple children’s toy turns into new tool… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 8:55 StoryCorps gives America a microphone and the chance to tell a story By PBS News Hour Get two people together with a microphone and let them talk and listen to each other. That's the premise of the StoryCorps Project, which has recorded and archived more than 50,000 stories told by Americans so far. Now creator Dave… Continue watching