Jul 21 Perry plans to send 1,000 troops to border By Ariel Min Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his plan Monday to immediately deploy about 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley to secure the Texas-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jul 21 Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts to receive Medal of Honor By News Desk President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to former Army staff sergeant Ryan M. Pitts during a White House ceremony Monday. Continue reading
Jul 21 White House expands My Brother's Keeper initiative with $100 million in private sector commitments By Kyla Calvert Mason The White House announced new partnerships Monday with school districts, businesses, nonprofits and others to improve services from preschool access to career readiness training for boys and young men of color. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch a restored broadcast of Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind By Margaret Myers Forty-five years ago today, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Neil Armstrong took the most famous step of the 20th century. With more than half a billion people watching, the commander of the Apollo 11 climbed down the spacecraft’s ladder and on… Continue reading
Jul 20 100 homes destroyed as Washington wildfires rage By Xander Landen Wildfires in Washington state continued to rage Sunday, burning more than 360 square miles of land so far and destroying homes and power lines in their path. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Full Episode | Sunday, July 20, 2014 By PBS News Hour On Sunday's edition of NewsHour Weekend, Secretary Kerry says there is an enormous amount of evidence that the downed Malaysia Airlines plane was brought down by a Russian-made missile. Also: A sharp escalation of fighting in Gaza as thirteen Israeli… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Washington D.C. becomes latest jurisdiction to decriminalize marijuana By PBS News Hour This week, the District of Columbia became the latest jurisdiction to decriminalize possession of marijuana. It’s part of a growing national trend that may signal a changing attitude across the nation about the issue. Hari Sreenivasan discusses this shift with… Continue watching
Jul 20 Leading man James Garner dies at 86 By Xander Landen Award-winning actor, James Garner, famous for his work on both the big and small screen, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86 years old. Continue reading
Jul 20 Can you be nudged into saving money? Some companies are banking on it By Sam Weber New evidence from behavioral economists, researchers who study the psychology behind financial decisions, is at the root of what a number of major companies are using to help consumers get a better fiscal foothold. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Can betting against yourself online help you save money? By PBS News Hour Behavioral science is behind a host of new online applications that nudge people into making better decisions on everything from health care to saving money. Continue watching