Jul 24 Central American leaders seek solution to child migrant crisis in U.S. By Associated Press The presidents of Honduras and Guatemala are meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill amid a stalemate over the immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jul 24 Why regulators should go to work on Wall Street By Simone Pathe The revolving door is a popular scapegoat for regulatory inefficiency, but new research from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests it shouldn't be blamed. Furthermore, locking the doors between the private and public sectors could actually make regulatory agencies… Continue reading
Jul 24 Arizona execution lasts nearly two hours By Ariel Min The execution of an Arizona man on death row lasted for nearly two hours on Wednesday, before he took his final breath. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch Are tighter rules for crude oil trains chugging along too slowly? By PBS News Hour More than a million barrels of oil travel the country by rail each day. In response to deadly derailments, the Obama administration proposed tougher safety rules for trains carrying oil, sometimes called “pipelines on wheels.” Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx… Continue watching
Jul 23 Dept. of Education encourages colleges to experiment with flexible credit systems By Elizabeth Jones As a part of President Barack Obama’s push to make college more affordable, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will launch a new initiative to test innovative practices aimed at providing nontraditional, low-income and struggling students with… Continue reading
Jul 23 Teen use of human growth hormones doubles, survey finds By Anna Christiansen The number of teens obtaining and abusing human growth hormones has doubled in one year, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Continue reading
Jul 23 How brands make the man, and the woman – literally By Wahyd Vannoni All brands carry their own messaging about how we should look and act. And we take our cues from them -- whether it's a Starbucks Americano or a Harley Davidson motorcycle -- to shape our own identities, says marketing professor… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 9/11 Commission: Americans can't be complacent about new security threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Will conflicting federal health care law rulings head to the Supreme Court? By PBS News Hour The federal court of appeals based in Washington ruled that the Affordable Care Act does not allow policyholders who get insurance through the federal exchange to qualify for subsidies. A separate ruling, issued hours later by a federal appeals court… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch In Houston, traditional public school shares ideas and a roof with charter schools By PBS News Hour Continue watching