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
Oct 08 Justice Kennedy temporarily blocks gay marriage ruling for Idaho, Nevada By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we examine the brutal treatment of women and children by the Islamic State. Also: the Supreme Court considers the religious right to grow a beard in prison, researchers who improved the LED light win a Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Gillibrand calls for more women to raise their voices and get involved in public life By PBS News Hour As one of only 20 women currently serving in the Senate, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has focused on addressing sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. In her new book, "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change… Continue watching