Nov 18 New York City to replace phone booths with Wi-Fi kiosks By Anna Sillers Beginning next year, New York City residents may no longer have to search for a hotspot. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week plans to replace the city’s phone booths with new Wi-Fi hot spot kiosks complete with keypads to… Continue reading
Nov 18 How do you define 'homeless' in America? By Colleen Shalby On Monday, the National Center on Family Homelessness released a report that said one in 30 children, or roughly 2.5 million kids, are homeless in America. That’s an increase of eight percent from their 2012-2013 findings. Continue reading
Nov 18 Chicago's new archbishop sets a humble tone By Sarah McHaney The Archdiocese of Chicago is transferring powers today to Blase Cupich, a humble bishop from Spokane, Washington. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Francis George in September and surprised many by appointing Cupich instead of several others in more… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch McCain offers portrait of America at war through the lives of its heroes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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Nov 17 Watch News Wrap: U.S. not intimidated by Islamic State beheading, says Kerry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 6:05 DEA investigates use of painkillers to keep NFL players in the game By PBS News Hour National Football League teams were hit with surprise federal inspections on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation of prescription drug abuse, tied to a lawsuit brought by former players. Jeffrey Brown talks to Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post,… Continue watching
Nov 17 'E.T.' and other discarded Atari games generate almost $40,000 for New Mexico town By Justin Scuiletti A long-buried copy of the widely panned 1980s video game "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" fetched a new home on earth this week, earning a New Mexico town thousands of dollars in the process. Continue reading
Nov 17 TIME apologizes for including 'feminist' in poll of words to ban By Corinne Segal TIME has apologized for including the word “feminist” in a poll asking "Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?" Published on Nov 12, the poll drew widespread criticism online. Continue reading