Oct 01 What questions do you have for acting legend James Earl Jones? By Andrew Mach On Thursday, Oct. 2, PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an interview with actor James Earl Jones, currently staring in "You Can't Take It With You" on Broadway in New York City, and we want your questions. Continue reading
Oct 01 Military health care system 'average,' Hagel says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday directed military medical officials to show within 45 days how they will improve care, patient safety and access to treatment at underachieving military health care facilities. Continue reading
Oct 01 Think tenure protects you? With wealthy donors and less public funding, think again By Denise Cummins Tenure isn't all it's cracked up to be, argues Denise Cummins. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where Cummins used to teach as an adjunct, recently rescinded a job offer made to professor Steven Salaita -- even though he had… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Dallas Ebola patient in "serious, but stable" condition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 01 Six years after Lehman, debating Fed independence and bank insolvency By Simone Pathe The six-year anniversary of the month when Lehman Brothers failed, and brought down much of the financial sector with it, was a rough one for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Continue reading
Sep 30 FCC to consider banning NFL 'Redskins' team name on TV and radio By Joshua Barajas In a move that adds to the mounting protests that the 'Redskins' team name is disparaging to Native Americans, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that the communications agency will consider banning the Washington NFL team name from on-air broadcasts. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch When to let go? Families of patients on life support face painful choice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 CDC's Frieden confirms first U.S. case of Ebola is in Dallas By Ellen Rolfes The first ever case of Ebola in the U.S. has been diagnosed in Dallas. Continue reading
Sep 30 Illegal pot plantations a hazard to California salmon By Anna Christiansen Illegal Marijuana gardeners in northern California and southern Oregon are endangering fish populations by siphoning off millions of gallons of water from rivers each year. Continue reading