Sep 12 Holder says immigrant kids should get lawyers, but his department disagrees By Erica Werner, Associated Press The contradiction emerges between what the administration argues the children are constitutionally entitled to, and what Holder says he supports as a policy. On Friday he discussed a new $1.8 million program to help legal aid organizations represent migrant children… Continue reading
Sep 12 One simple legal fix could help fight overseas credit card fraud, claims DOJ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though prosecutors do have existing tools and have brought international cybertheft cases in the past year, the Justice Department says a new law is needed at a time when criminals operating largely in Eastern Europe are able to gobble up… Continue reading
Sep 12 Clinton: I'm not sure that we'll ever eliminate domestic violence, but America is making headway By News Desk Domestic violence affects a "staggering" number of women around the world, President Clinton said when asked about the national reaction to the Ray Rice video in an interview with PBS NewsHour on Friday. "The reaction to the Rice incident show's… Continue reading
Sep 12 Clinton: Islamic State can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By News Desk In an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Friday, President Clinton signaled that he is in full support of President Obama’s plan to degrade and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but he cautioned, “Essentially it’s an… Continue reading
Sep 12 Why journalism has a gender problem By Corinne Segal The journalism industry is severely lacking in leadership by women and racial minorities, according to the Nieman Reports story published Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 12 Why is Wall Street becoming more bipolar? By Making Sen$e Editor There's something increasing volatility on securities markets. Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research take a closer look at Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), whose rapid rise over recent decades seems to be having a big impact on the stocks… Continue reading
Sep 12 Ongoing search for missing pilot after U.S. Navy jets crash into Pacific By Lara Jakes, Associated Press LEMOORE, Calif. — Two U.S. Navy jets crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Friday and only one pilot was immediately rescued, military officials said. A night search for the missing pilot was underway. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Classified pages of a 9/11 report may implicate key U.S. ally By PBS News Hour Thirteen years since September 11, 2001, some revelations of a joint congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks remain classified. But some lawmakers argue the secret pages reveal little about national security and a great deal about Saudi Arabia's role in… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 11, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, we get reaction and analysis to President Obama’s plan to expand military action to cripple the Islamic State group. Also: the NFL investigates its handling of the Ray Rice scandal and a look at what classified… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch NFL investigates how it handled Ray Rice case By PBS News Hour The National Football League announced an investigation led by former FBI director Robert Mueller amid new questions about when league officials first saw images of Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancee. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kavitha Davidson of Bloomberg View about… Continue watching