Jul 18 Watch U.S. joins worldwide demands for immediate investigation of plane crash in rebel-held region By PBS News Hour A Malaysia Airlines jet had been flying from the Netherlands to Malaysia when it was hit by a missile and exploded over Eastern Ukraine. European monitors say they have been blocked from the crash site, and some reports claimed pro-Russian… Continue watching
Jul 18 Expanded cost-cutting proposal would release 46,000 drug felons from prison By Eric Tucker, Associated Press More than 46,000 inmates, including many who have already served a decade or longer in prison, would be eligible to seek early release under the commission's decision. A judge would review the case of each prisoner seeking to get out… Continue reading
Jul 18 Appeals court rules Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional By Robert Pursell In a decision that bolstered last year’s Supreme Court decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 10th circuit federal court of appeals in Denver struck down a ban on same-sex marriage in Oklahoma Friday, declaring the… Continue reading
Jul 18 Baby, it's you: Why boomers are an economic boon By Lincoln Caplan Between 2010 and 2030, the ratio of Americans 65 and older to those of working age is projected to increase by nearly 60 percent. With Americans living and working longer, Yale Law School's Lincoln Caplan questions the accuracy of the… Continue reading
Jul 18 Chelsea Manning to begin gender treatments in military custody By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — National security leaker Chelsea Manning can get initial treatment for a gender-identity condition from the military after the Bureau of Prisons rejected the Army’s request to accept her transfer from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch How Geraldine Ferraro changed the political outlook for women By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch CEO Mary Barra defends GM's top lawyer, blames fired employees for deadly defect failures By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Twitter Chat: Women in Politics By Nora Daly Thirty years ago this week, Geraldine Ferraro was chosen by Walter Mondale as his running mate on the 1984 Democratic ticket, making history as the first woman to become a major party's national nominee for office. Continue reading
Jul 17 Broadway and cabaret actress Elaine Stritch dead at 89 By Joshua Barajas Cabaret legend and Broadway mainstay Elaine Stritch died in her Michigan home Thursday from natural causes, her publicist confirmed. The brassy performer was 89. Continue reading
Jul 17 Is Missouri ballot measure boon for family farms or just big corporations? By Marshall Griffin, St. Louis Public Radio Do Missouri’s farmers and ranchers need a constitutional amendment to continue their way of life, or does current law offer enough protection? That’s the debate surrounding one of the five ballot measures Missouri voters will decide next month. Supporters and… Continue reading