Jul 03 Watch News Wrap: Gen. Dempsey plays down prospects for major U.S. action in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 03 Fourth of July poll: Does ketchup belong on hot dogs? By Frank Bi What will you put on your hot dog this weekend? Ketchup? Mustard? Or both? Vote in our poll and tell us why in the comments. Continue reading
Jul 03 Twitter Chat: The ethics of Facebook's mood manipulation study By Nora Daly NewsHour followers share their opinions of Facebook's controversial emotional experiment. Continue reading
Jul 03 VA says patient access to medical care improving By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has reached out to nearly 140,000 veterans in the past two months to get them off waiting lists and into clinics for medical appointments. Continue reading
Jul 03 Hundreds of earthquakes in Oklahoma linked to injection wells By Jenny Marder Scientists are increasingly linking hundreds of earthquakes near Jones, Oklahoma to wastewater wells used in fracking operations. Continue reading
Jul 03 Rebuilding Thomas Jefferson's library By Anne Azzi Davenport Jeffrey Brown visits the Library of Congress to explore what rebuilding Thomas Jefferson's vast book collection can teach us about the very roots of the United States. Continue reading
Jul 03 A better-than-expected birthday present for U.S. in June jobs report By Simone Pathe Despite concerns about sluggish growth in the first quarter of 2014, the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, and the economy added more than 200,000 jobs for the fifth straight month… Continue reading
Jul 03 The 'corporations are people' doctrine is a real legal concept By Nancy Benac, Associated Press "Corporate personhood" is a principle has been lurking in U.S. law for more than a century, and the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, gave it more oomph this week when it ruled that certain businesses are entitled to exercise… Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. tightens security at overseas airports with direct flights into the country By Ken Dilanian, Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 53:10 Wednesday, July 2, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the militia leader accused of involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack appeared in court for the second time. Also: Iraqi Kurds contemplate independence, heroics and heartbreaks for the U.S. at the World Cup, the Civil Rights… Continue watching