Jul 02 Federal highway fund at risk of running out of gas By Joan Lowy, Associated Press States will begin to feel the pain of cutbacks in federal aid as soon as the first week in August if lawmakers don't act, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a letter to states. That's because the balance in the… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 53:17 Tuesday, July 1, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iraqi lawmakers walk out of parliament in a standoff over their leadership and demonstrators flood Hong Kong demanding democracy. Fred de Sam Lazaro travels to Vietnam to investigate human trafficking, Jeffrey Brown uncovers Facebook’s massive user… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch As term ends, Supreme Court finds some agreement, but sharp divides remain By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch News Wrap: Pro-Russian rebels, government forces renew fighting in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, fighting resumed in Eastern Ukraine a day after President Petro Poroshenko ended a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels. Also, a car bomb killed at least 56 people in Nigeria in the northeastern state where more than… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Facebook's psychological study ends up testing users' trust By PBS News Hour Many Facebook users were upset by news that the social media network manipulated incoming content for hundreds of thousands of people without telling them. The manipulation was conducted for a study -- published in a respected scientific journal -- measuring… Continue watching
Jul 01 T-Mobile made millions in bogus charges, says the FTC By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — T-Mobile USA knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in potentially bogus charges, a federal regulator alleged Tuesday in a complaint likely to mar the reputation of a household name in wireless communications. Continue reading
Jul 01 Navy pins first female four-star admiral By Talia Mindich Vice Adm. Michelle Howard has become the first female four-star admiral in the Navy’s 236-year history. Howard was also promoted to vice chief of naval operations, the service’s No. 2 officer. The promotion ceremony took place Tuesday morning at Arlington… Continue reading
Jul 01 It's do-or-die time for U.S. in World Cup By Larisa Epatko In one of the most exciting FIFA World Cups, fans of the U.S. soccer team got to see them emerge from a highly competitive initial round to make it to the “round of 16.” The U.S. next plays Belgium on… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 53:14 Monday, June 30, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, rejecting a contraceptives mandate for some corporations. Also: another Supreme Court ruling on organized labor, GM’s pricey plan to compensate its victims, what pediatric cancer survivors have… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch President Obama pushes immigration reform without Congress By PBS News Hour President Obama says that until Congress does something about immigration reform, he will pursue the matter on his own. In the White House Rose Garden, the president said he was directing more agents to the U.S. border to respond to… Continue watching