Oct 08 Watch Stop expecting American presidents to be great and allow them to be good, says author By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Supreme Court reignites same-sex marriage as campaign issue before midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Meet the disease detectives tracking Ebola at the CDC By PBS News Hour Go inside the Emergency Operations Center at the CDC, the information hub where doctors and scientists are at the front lines of the effort to contain and control the Ebola virus. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports from Atlanta on the… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch News Wrap: CDC announces new Ebola screening procedures after death of victim in U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 For readers young and old, YA is A-OK By Tracy Wholf Young adult fiction is one of the most successful categories of book sales for the publishing industry today, and authors who've traditionally wrote for an older crowd have begun to dip their pen in YA ink. Continue reading
Oct 08 What the marshmallow test really tells us By Walter Mischel From the father of the Marshmallow Test, Columbia University psychologist Walter Mischel, comes the new book, “The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self Control.”… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Why George Washington -- not Lincoln of FDR -- had the hardest job of any U.S. president By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? By Laura Santhanam Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates. Continue reading
Oct 08 AT&T to pay $105 million for 'cramming' customers with bogus charges By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press According to the FTC complaint, AT&T kept at least 35 percent of the unauthorized charges it imposed on customers, who will now be able to get their money back. The multi-agency settlement includes $80 million that will be paid to… Continue reading
Oct 08 U.S. to monitor incoming travelers for Ebola symptoms By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department has ordered agents at airports and other ports of entry to observe everyone coming into the United States for potential signs of Ebola infection, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading