Oct 22 Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Millions of older Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the government announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 21, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we talk to CDC director on the new safety guidelines for Ebola care. Also: the race for an open senate seat in Georgia, a new surgery enables a paralyzed man to walk again, how fashion designer… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Will the Royals cap their Cinderella story with a fairytale ending? By PBS News Hour The Kansas City Royals’ meteoric rise from Midwestern underdog to American League champs has electrified its hometown. Tonight, before the faceoff with World Series veterans, the San Francisco Giants, Gwen Ifill speaks Mike Pesca of Slate and Hampton Stevens of… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch After childhood sexual abuse, Charles Blow explores masculinity in new memoir By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 21 Legendary Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93 By Sarah McHaney Ben Bradlee, the former executive editor of The Washington Post who led the paper during its legendary Watergate coverage, died Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C., the newspaper reported. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. He was… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Oscar de la Renta leaves legacy at the runway, White House By PBS News Hour Designer Oscar de la Renta, who designed gowns for public women of all ages, died Monday at the age of 82. Known for elegant cuts and bright colors, de la Renta defined American style for more than a quarter of… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Two newcomers vie for Georgia's open Senate seat By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford In Georgia, the race for an open Senate seat is dividing voters between Republican David Perdue and Democrat Michelle Nunn. Both seek to distance themselves from President Obama’s policies while gathering support from white and African-American voters who often diverge… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch When to pull the plug on a dying startup company By PBS News Hour The startup scene has exploded on the tech market with good ideas and some not-so-good ideas. Special correspondent Steve Goldbloom examines the process that startups go through to become solid businesses and how unsuccessful business get canned. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Paralyzed man walks after transplanted cells repair his spine By PBS News Hour A Bulgarian man who was paralyzed from the chest down after a 2010 stabbing can now walk after a pioneering transplant in Poland. Cells from the man’s nose were used to repair his spinal nerves in a surgery that gives… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch CDC sets new protocols for health care workers and airport screenings By PBS News Hour Continue watching