Sep 17 Watch Ken Burns captures complicated portraits of 'high-voltage' Roosevelts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch How scandals could change the business of football By PBS News Hour Some sponsors of the NFL have started to complain publicly about the league's handling of the cases involving players and domestic abuse of spouses and children. Despite extra scrutiny, ratings and fan attendance have held. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Andrew… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Is Obama right to rule out U.S. ground combat against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch News Wrap: NFL to begin testing for human growth hormone By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the NFL and its players union agreed to a revised policy on performance enhancing drugs that will include testing for human growth hormone, in addition to steroids and diuretics. Also, authorities closed schools in a… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Obama stresses U.S. forces in Iraq will advise, not join combat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Ex-VA doctor says the Phoenix Veterans hospital report 'minimizes the scandal' By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Dr. Samuel Foote, a former clinic director for the VA in Phoenix, said a report by the department's inspector general appears designed to "minimize the scandal and protect its perpetrators rather than to provide the truth."… Continue reading
Sep 17 Why video gamers are speaking out against sexual harassment By Corinne Segal Adult women are playing video games in greater numbers than ever, and more of them are also speaking out against online sexual harassment. Continue reading
Sep 17 Rise of Catholic insurance plans raises questions about contraceptive coverage By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Catholic and other religious hospitals and universities have been arguing in federal court for much of the past two years that they shouldn’t have to offer or facilitate birth control as part of their employee health plans because it violates… Continue reading
Sep 17 Is the Federal Reserve printing a free lunch? By Terry Burnham The Federal Reserve is nearing the final drawdown of its quantitative easing program, which, in several ways, has helped reduce the budget deficit. But has that really been such a free lunch, asks economist Terry Burnham?… Continue reading