Dec 01 Watch 9:49 Can technology and training strengthen community policing after Ferguson? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:46 Supreme Court tests limits of free speech online with case on social media threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In the wake of a string of rape and assault allegations, 77-year-old entertainer Bill Cosby resigned from his position on the Temple University’s board of trustees Monday. Cosby has been on the board at his alma mater… Continue reading
Dec 01 Google's Chromebook wins over classrooms; ousts Apple's iPad By Anna Christiansen Google has ousted Apple as the leading supplier of educational devices to schools, pushing Apple's popular iPad tablet into second place. Continue reading
Dec 01 Obama proposes body-worn cameras for police By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press President Barack Obama wants to see more police wearing cameras to help build trust between the public and police by recording events like the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, but is not seeking to pull back federal programs… Continue reading
Dec 01 Collect your Social Security as if you may live to 100 By Laurence Kotlikoff If you live to 100, which is increasingly likely for middle class Americans in decent health, says Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff, you’ll be extremely happy you waited until age 70 to collect your retirement benefit. Continue reading
Dec 01 Republican aide resigns over comments about Sasha and Malia Obama By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Elizabeth Lauten, communications director to Rep. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, said Malia Obama, 16, and Sasha, 13, should have shown more "class" at a turkey-pardoning ceremony last week at the White House. Continue reading
Dec 01 This is why the middle class can't get ahead By Nick Hanauer Billionaire venture capitalist Nick Hanauer explains why today's middle class is feeling stuck, how that hurts the whole economy and what President Obama can do about it -- with a stroke of his executive pen. Continue reading
Dec 01 Should threatening speech be protected on Facebook? By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The justices will hear arguments Monday in the case of a man who was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for posting graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and… Continue reading
Nov 30 Wal-Mart investors to reconsider gun sales after NYC church challenge By Carey Reed Wal-Mart investors may now have a say in whether the retailer continues selling high-capacity guns, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading