Sep 17 Food stamps cuts will only hit four states, review finds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found. Continue reading
Sep 17 From marriage equality advocate to materials scientist, MacArthur Foundation names 21 new 'geniuses' By Victoria Fleischer What do a civil rights lawyer, a graphic memoirist and an environmental engineer have in common? They are all 2014 MacArthur Fellows. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 16, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we look at how effective a new pledge of U.S. aid will be in the fight against Ebola. Also: the Pentagon doesn’t rule out the use of American troops to battle the Islamic State, why thousands… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 9:45 Why Iowa's Senate race is one of the closest in the nation By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford November midterm elections are only seven weeks away. In Iowa, one of the closest U.S. Senate races is down to Republican and Iraq War veteran Joni Ernst and Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat. Judy Woodruff reports from Iowa City, where… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Dempsey leaves open possibility of U.S. military advisors in Iraq joining combat By PBS News Hour The use of American troops to battle the Islamic State has not been ruled out, according to Gen. Martin Dempsey during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel underscored that the U.S. air campaign… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch What's the best way to teach teachers? By PBS News Hour According to a new Gallup poll, the majority of Americans believe teacher preparation should be more rigorous. But what’s the best way to teach teachers? Jeffrey Brown sits down with Elizabeth Green to discuss her book, “Building a Better Teacher:… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch As epidemic escalates, can U.S. aid for Ebola be deployed quickly enough? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Obama pledges money and military personnel to nations struck by Ebola By PBS News Hour The United States will offer 3,000 troops and financial help to health care systems in West Africa that are overwhelmed by Ebola. President Obama announced that U.S. forces will build new treatment facilities, airlift hundreds of thousands of home health… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch News Wrap: Taliban suicide bomber kills three NATO troops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, wounding nearly 20 soldiers and civilians and killing three NATO troops, including reportedly two Americans. Also, U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State targets outside Baghdad as… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Departing Senator Harkin worries Senate gridlock gives the White House too much power By PBS News Hour Continue watching