Jun 23 Watch After Cantor’s loss, incumbents brace for primary challenges By Ariel Min Voters in seven states will head to the polls Tuesday for another set of primary elections. Since House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia’s Republican primary two weeks ago, incumbents all over the country are scrambling to secure victories. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch News Wrap: FBI recovers child victims of sex trafficking across the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a nationwide FBI operation has recovered 168 victims of child sex trafficking. The children are Americans and many had never been reported missing, said FBI director James Comey. Also, Syria handed over the last of… Continue watching
Jun 23 72,000-student Corinthian Colleges reaches deal to sell or ‘teach-out’ programs By Kyla Calvert Mason For-profit Corinthian Colleges, Inc. reached a deal with the Department of Education to sell or discontinue its programs over the next six months. The deal comes after the Department of Education added a 21-day waiting period to federal student aid… Continue reading
Jun 23 Strong earthquake triggers tsunami warning off Alaska coast By News Desk A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, the Associated Press reports. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake at 12:53 p.m. local time Monday. Continue reading
Jun 23 The soft skills that make Shaquilla just as employable as Shannon By Shaquilla Boyce, Daniel Alexandre Shaquilla Boyce used to apply to jobs with her middle name, Shannon, because she'd get more returned calls. But through a program called Year Up, she and other inner-city young adults are mastering the soft skills that get them in… Continue reading
Jun 23 Obama pushes for family-friendly policies in the workplace By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is encouraging more employers to adopt family-friendly policies by hosting a daylong summit Monday, even though the U.S. government doesn't always set the best example. The United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn't… Continue reading
Jun 23 World Cup 2014: What are U.S.’s chances after Portugal tie? By Larisa Epatko After the U.S. soccer team’s unexpected win against Ghana -- the team that had eliminated the United States in past World Cups -- fans bedecked in red, white and blue chanted, “We want Portugal! We want Portugal!” But what are… Continue reading
Jun 23 What maxing out your Social Security benefits looks like in dollars By Laurence Kotlikoff Just how big a deal is maximizing your Social Security? It matters a lot when it comes to the dollars and cents of the lifetime benefits for which you'll be eligible. Larry Kotlikoff presents several cases, for individuals and couples,… Continue reading
Jun 23 VA mishandled whistleblower complaints about patient care, investigator says By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a letter to President Barack Obama, Carolyn Lerner of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said the VA continues to say patient care has been unaffected by errors. She says that is preventing the VA from taking necessary steps… Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court limits EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the sole Obama administration program already in place to deal with power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming. The justices said that the Environmental Protection Agency… Continue reading