Nov 17 U.S. pension agency reports $62 billion deficit By Tom Raum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal watchdog agency overseeing the nation's retirement pension system says it's running a $62 billion deficit — almost double last year's shortfall — mostly due to the poor financial condition of a few large multi-employer pension plans. Continue reading
Nov 17 OkCupid expands gender and sexuality options By Corinne Segal Dating site OkCupid is now giving queer and transgender users greater visibility with a change that allows users many more options in listing their gender and sexuality. Continue reading
Nov 17 Number of international students on U.S. campuses at an all-time high By Kyla Calvert Mason While the number of internationals students coming to the U.S. has increased in most of the last dozen years, that growth picked up during the recession. Schools like the University of California’s campuses looked to other countries for students who… Continue reading
Nov 17 Supreme Court will likely rule on national gay marriage rights next year By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Nov 17 Ebola-striken surgeon dies at Nebraska hospital By Joshua Barajas An Ebola-stricken surgeon who was working in West Africa and was transported to a Nebraska hospital for treatment died early Monday, a hospital official confirmed. Continue reading
Nov 17 Wind energy firm sues to block bird death data release By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The AP sought the information from the Interior Department in March 2013 under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. It is part of the AP's investigation into bird deaths at wind farms. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 16, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 16, another American hostage is beheaded by ISIS. Later, in our signature segment, despite loud protests, this town in Massachusetts might become the first in the nation to ban all tobacco sales. And, the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Viewers respond to report on varied compensation for the wrongfully convicted By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads comments from viewers about a recent report involving compensation -- or lack thereof -- for people who've been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Continue watching
Nov 16 State Department shuts down email system after suspected hacker attack By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from a suspected hacker attack. Continue reading
Nov 16 Fate of Keystone XL may rest with obscure Nebraska panel By Associated Press Congress is suddenly scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the fate of the oft-delayed $5.4 billion project could still wind up in the hands of an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and… Continue reading