Jul 16 Watch Facing declining applications, Peace Corps rethinks how to reach a new generation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch CDC under scrutiny for safety lapses By PBS News Hour Safety and security problems put the head of the Centers for Disease Control under the microscope at a House hearing. Lawmakers questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden over concerns such as workers being exposed to live strains of anthrax and avian flu… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch New Mexico city divided over sheltering immigrants awaiting deportation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch California's 'water cop' urges residents to take drought seriously with mandatory restrictions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Bowe Bergdahl hires lawyer for military investigation By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has hired a well-known lawyer and military justice expert to represent him as the Army investigates how and why the soldier left his post in Afghanistan five years ago, before being captured by the Taliban. Continue reading
Jul 16 45 years ago, Apollo 11 blasted off into space By Ariel Min Forty-five years ago today, the historic liftoff of Apollo 11 was broadcast around the country as America sent the first humans to the moon. Continue reading
Jul 16 The cruel key to individual prosperity: choosing the right ancestors By Gregory Clark In a column adapted from one of the most provocative economics books of the year, "The Son Also Rises," economic historian Gregory Clark argues that social status is inherited from your parents just as strongly as height. Continue reading
Jul 16 Water wasters in California to face $500 fine By News Desk The California Water Quality Control Board took the unprecedented step Wednesday of approving fines of up to $500 a day for people who use water wastefully on their lawns and cars. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch How an unlikely group changed the face of the FBI, retold in 'The Burglary' By PBS News Hour In “The Burglary,” author Betty Medsger tells the story of a group of burglars in 1971 who stole files from a small FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania -- a theft that provided evidence of wide scale surveillance of U.S. citizens. Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Could Brooklyn hipsters help save the middle class? By PBS News Hour Frozen ginger slushies, tea-based pro-biotic drinks, a bed bug-killing steam machine -- these are just a few of the locally-grown products coming out of Brooklyn’s burgeoning artisan economy. But as popular as these start-ups may be, are they generating more… Continue watching