Jul 03 Watch A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Veteran war correspondent and ABC News producer Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos spent time over the course of two years with various Army and Marine Corps units as they went out on patrol and fought the Taliban. In addition… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Why more states are backing off Common Core By PBS News Hour A growing number of states are dropping the Common Core education standards. And several states committed to keeping the guidelines have postponed implementation. Jeffrey Brown talks to Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and Carmel Martin of the Center… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Homeland Security calls for tighter airport security amid potential bomb threats By PBS News Hour Potential plots to smuggle bombs on flights to the U.S. are prompting American officials to call for expanded passenger screening at a number of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Syria, said officials,… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch What's driving the good jobs news for the month of June? By PBS News Hour he unemployment rate in the U.S. dropped to 6.1 percent in June, its lowest point since just before the financial crisis of 2008. Moreover, a strong hiring report is lifting hopes that momentum is building in the jobs market. Economics… Continue watching
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