Apr 25 Boehner's comments on immigration draw ire from left and right By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner drew criticism from left and right Friday over comments mocking his own Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to take up immigration legislation, rekindling election-year debate on the contentious issue even as President Barack Obama… Continue reading
Apr 25 16-year-old girl stabbed to death at Connecticut high school By News Desk A 16-year-old girl has been stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school and a teenage boy has been taken into custody, the Associated Press reports. Police say the boy was taken into custody Friday after emergency responders were called… Continue reading
Apr 25 The missing piece of the minimum wage and inequality debate By Bill Hobson Nonprofit leader Bill Hobson is personally supportive of a $15 an hour minimum wage. But he knows his human services agency doesn't have the resources to pay their employees more without trimming staff and ultimately, cutting services Seattle's homeless depend… Continue reading
Apr 25 Military suicides dropped 15 percent in 2013; Army National Guard sees uptick By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Suicides across the military dropped by more than 15 percent last year, but new detailed data reveals an increase in the number of Army National Guard and Reserve soldiers who took their own lives. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Consumer groups warn dismantling net neutrality could stymie startup innovation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Appeal growing among kids, FDA cracks down on 'wild west' of e-cigarettes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Vermont to become first state to mandate GMO labeling By Talia Mindich Vermont is set to become the first state to require labels for food made with genetically modified organisms. Continue reading
Apr 24 How champion marathoner Rita Jeptoo fuels the fire in her feet By Willis Raburu “It is one thing to be told how to train and what to do in the pitch, how to pace yourself, how to get the final kick, but it’s another to be told that you are a winner and to… Continue reading
Apr 24 Why this 'gender-crossing' economist prefers 'motherly libertarianism' to government paternalism By Deirdre McCloskey Economist Deirdre McCloskey wants to be taxed to finance a minimum income, not a minimum wage. People couldn't persuasively beg with the former, she says, and the government would get out of the business of treating adults like children. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Explosive train derailments prompt U.S. to advocate for safety improvements of oil transport By PBS News Hour Continue watching