Sep 08 You're not the only loser when taking Social Security early By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has long encouraged you to wait until age 70 to collect your retirement benefit. But you're not the only one who will lose by taking it early. Taking benefits before full retirement age also reduces… Continue reading
Sep 08 Treasury wants to make overseas inversions less profitable for U.S. corporations By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. companies are shifting their addresses abroad in an effort to reduce their U.S. taxes. The maneuver is known as a corporate inversion. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round… Continue watching
Sep 07 AP analysis: Police across country short on Hispanic officers By Associated Press An analysis by The Associated Press found that the racial gap between black police officers and the communities where they work has narrowed over the last generation, particularly in departments that once were the least diverse. But a much larger… Continue reading
Sep 07 Obama will lay out American strategy to defeat Islamic State this week By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama will begin laying out a strategy this week to defeat Islamic State militants in the Middle East, meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday and giving a speech Wednesday, the eve of the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist… Continue reading
Sep 07 Agrarian roots? Think again. Debunking the myth of summer vacation's origins By Saskia de Melker, Sam Weber Where did the concept of summer vacation originate? Despite a long-standing myth linking a summer break to the nation's "agrarian past," historians offer a different explanation. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 9:14 'Always ready to go back': Could students benefit from year-round school? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch From obedience to agility: A day in the life of a service dog-in-training By PBS News Hour At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia, service dogs go through a rigorous training course, including search and rescue, obedience and agility drills in order to eventually fill a variety of jobs helping people. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we take a look at a tentative deal reached between Ukraine and Russian separatists. Also: the new jobs report doesn't indicate a strong labor market, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's political news, how… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch After fatal gun accidents, children can find comfort in poetry By PBS News Hour In a shocking accident, a nine-year-old girl shot and killed her instructor last week at an Arizona gun range. When children are involved in fatal incidents, what helps? Jeffrey Brown talks with poet Gregory Orr, who accidentally killed his younger… Continue watching