Oct 15 Watch Uncovering secret chemical weapon victims of the Iraq war By PBS News Hour During the Iraq war, American soldiers were unknowingly exposed to old chemical weapons long abandoned by Saddam Hussein’s regime. The story of the troops who were injured trying dismantle the contaminated weapons has been kept secret until now. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Is the U.S. overly confident about Ebola control? By PBS News Hour Officials have been saying that the U.S. knows how to stop Ebola, but now another nurse has been infected. What's gone wrong? Judy Woodruff talks to Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Obama meets with top health, security aides on Ebola after second U.S. nurse infected By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 15 EPA gives go ahead to new weed killer for genetically modified soy and corn By Megan Thompson The Environmental Protection Agency today gave the green light to an herbicide designed for use with new genetically modified corn and soybeans. Continue reading
Oct 15 Colorado's 'personhood' Amendment 67 more ambiguous than partisans say By Megan Verlee, Colorado Public Radio Both supporters and opponents of Amendment 67 call the measure on this year’s ballot “personhood.” But they disagree sharply on what it actually does. Continue reading
Oct 15 Pentagon names fight against Islamic State group 'Operation Inherent Resolve' By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It may be less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East -- remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks on Saddam Hussein's occupation army -- but the Pentagon has finally named its fight… Continue reading
Oct 15 Medicare's open enrollment period is health care's Groundhog Day By Philip Moeller Wednesday marks the beginning of the open enrollment period for Medicare. In his debut column on Making Sen$e, Philip Moeller, our "Medicare Maven," tells you what you need to know and invites your questions. Continue reading
Oct 15 Poll: Tell us which National Book Award finalists you have read By News Desk Today, the National Book Award finalist list was cut in half with the announcement of the short lists for awards in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature. The list includes such recognized writers as Pulitzer Prize winner and two-time… Continue reading
Oct 15 Second Texas hospital worker tests positive for Ebola, flew on airplane By News Desk A second hospital worker who had been caring for the first diagnosed Ebola patient in the United States has tested positive for the virus. She flew on Frontier Airlines the day before she reported symptoms, and passengers on the flight… Continue reading
Oct 15 Why governors could be in for historic losses By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Focus so far has been on senators, but don't miss what could happen with governors The list of governors' losses back to 1960 Three reasons why a record number of governors could lose Pot… Continue reading