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
Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States By Adelyn Baxter, News Desk The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading
Sep 30 Growing wealth gap may threaten education's role in social mobility By Kyla Calvert Mason Data show education is just one more arena in American life where gap between the rich and poor is widening. Continue reading
Sep 30 FCC ends NFL's blackout rules By Margaret Myers The Federal Communications Commission announced today it was ending protection of the NFL’s blackout policy, which prohibits local broadcast stations from televising a game if a team does not sell a certain percentage of tickets at least 72 hours prior… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch How Detroit has streamlined its fight against blight By PBS News Hour Facing the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, Detroit has adopted diverse solutions to give itself a facelift. The city is tackling blight and dilapidated homes with help from technology like smartphone apps and online crowdsourcing, and offering incentives to… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Failures of White House security raises concern about Secret Service complacency - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch News Wrap: Kabul suicide attack darkens Afghan presidential inauguration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Secret Service under scrutiny for White House security breach - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 VA settles complaints of three Phoenix whistleblowers By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has settled complaints filed by three employees who faced retaliation after filing whistleblower complaints about the troubled Phoenix VA hospital. Continue reading
Sep 29 Judge recommends terminating six Rikers Island officers for beating inmate By Joshua Barajas Weeks after a U.S. government report further revealed the rampant brutality against male teenage inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York, a judge's decision published Monday called for the termination of six correction officers who hog-tied and… Continue reading