Oct 03 Watch Philadelphia schools crippled by budget crisis By PBS News Hour Philadelphia’s public school system is suffering a severe budget crisis, leaving classrooms packed, faculty understaffed and the district in debt. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters examines what led to the shortage of funds and what lawmakers are doing… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch A doctor's argument against living longer By PBS News Hour Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and one of the country's leading health care experts, says by age 75 he would opt out of medical treatments in order to not prolong his life in favor of letting nature take its course. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Broad-based jobs growth signals stronger U.S. economy, but wages still lag By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Hospital's handling of Ebola patient raises questions - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 03 California passes law to require paid sick leave as legislation lingers in DC By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Nearly 4 in 10 private sector workers lack paid sick leave, and low-wage workers make up a disproportionate share. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2014 National Compensation Survey, only 30 percent of the workers whose earnings are in… Continue reading
Oct 03 Quiz: Do you know what these patented inventions do? By Laura Santhanam In this quiz, see if you can identify what some devices were designed to do based on renderings submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Continue reading
Oct 03 Federal judge orders release of hunger strike video from Guantanamo By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday ordered the public release of videotapes of a hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay prisoner being forcibly removed from his cell and force-fed. Continue reading
Oct 03 State investigators dismissed prisoners' complaints of sexual abuse By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When inmates at a notorious Alabama women's prison came forward to complain of sexual abuse and harassment, state investigators time and again classified the complaints as unfounded or unsubstantiated and often recommended that the matters be closed without… Continue reading
Oct 03 A two-tiered jobs report for a two-tiered economy By Simone Pathe With the unemployment rate dipping below 6 percent for the first time since the summer of 2008, and payroll gains of 248,000, September's headline employment data points to a real economic recovery -- with jobs. But last month wasn't so… Continue reading