Oct 06 After Supreme Court decision, attitude toward same-sex marriage still polarized By Rachel Wellford The NewsHour spoke individually to both defenders and opponents of gay marriage to get their take on the Supreme Court’s decision and what it could mean for the future of same-sex marriage in America. Continue reading
Oct 06 You have your Social Security strategy all wrong By Laurence Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff explains that remarried retirees cannot collect spousal benefits from an ex-wife or ex-husband, and steers a couple away from a Social Security strategy that wouldn't have worked for them. Continue reading
Oct 06 Can U.S.-style youth programs in Central America keep kids from migrating? By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras CHALCHUAPA, El Salvador — The once-staggering number of Central American child migrants crossing the border has slowed dramatically in recent months. But to discourage future migration flows, many say the violence and poverty that helped trigger the exodus must be… Continue reading
Oct 06 Alaska's Begich battles midterm partisan undertow By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press For Democrats to maintain control of the Senate, they have to hope that the Senate race in Alaska is decided by issues that most voters elsewhere have never confronted, like genetically modified salmon or fishing quotas. Continue reading
Oct 06 U.S. teen arrested for trying to join Islamic State By Justin Scuiletti Authorities arrested a 19-year-old Saturday in Chicago, alleging that the teen was attempting to fly overseas to join the Islamic State group, also sometimes known as ISIL. Continue reading
Oct 06 What it's really like to be an Uber driver By Making Sen$e Editor You've heard about Uber taking business away from traditional taxicab drivers, and their ire toward the competition. But what is it like to drive an Uber, specifically your own car as an UberX? The drivers Making Sen$e spoke to gave… Continue reading
Oct 06 Supreme Court turns away appeals seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court's order immediately ends delays on marriage in those states. Couples in six other states should be able to get married in short order. Continue reading
Oct 06 Democrats pour money into 'firewall' states By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: N.C., Colo., Iowa tops in ad spending for final two months of campaign Democrats have edge on the air in all three Republicans spending more in Ark., Alaska, La. New polls show Roberts in… Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S. dedicates memorial honoring disabled veterans By Carey Reed President Obama honored the nation's wounded servicemen and servicewomen during the unveiling of a disabled veterans memorial in Washington on Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Viewers respond to report on mandated extra reading time at Florida grade schools By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to a recent NewsHour Weekend signature piece examining Florida’s new law requiring low-performing elementary schools to provide an extra hour of reading every day. Hari Sreenivasan reads your comments. Continue watching