Apr 17 Americans predict what the future looks like for technology By Colleen Shalby Over the past 50 years, Americans have witnessed the first man walk on the moon, the birth of the Internet, cell phones, large and small and large again. What will the future of technology and science hold in the next… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Are new regulations tough enough to prevent another West Virginia chemical spill? By PBS News Hour Three months ago, a storage tank leaked up to 10,000 gallons of the chemical MCHM in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 300,000 people were exposed to one of the worst cases of drinking water contamination in U.S. history. To examine… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Taking cues from 'Golden Girls,' more single baby boomers are building a future together By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 16 Federal judge deems fetal heartbeat law 'unconstitutional' By Anya van Wagtendonk A federal judge on Wednesday struck down the United States' most restrictive abortion law, North Dakota’s prohibition of abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, calling it “invalid and unconstitutional.”… Continue reading
Apr 16 What's the welfare initiative uniting liberals and conservatives? By Véronique de Rugy What rankles conservatives and liberals about the current welfare system? It's a large bureaucracy, and some say, it doesn't respect poor people's ability to make their own decisions. The basic income, however, would give everyone a lump sum, and as… Continue reading
Apr 16 Death toll rises to 39 in Washington mudslide By News Desk The death toll from the mudslide that hit the Washington town of Oso has risen to 39. The Snohomish County sheriff's office still lists seven people as missing from the March 22 landslide that buried some 30 homes in the… Continue reading
Apr 16 Texas gubernatorial candidate faces thorny death penalty choice By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The death penalty is like gun rights in Texas politics: Candidates don't dare get in the way of either. But Republican Greg Abbott, the favorite to succeed Gov. Rick Perry, must soon make a decision as attorney general that could… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Foster families find and share support with elders at Oregon housing community By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Pulitzer winner dug beyond politics to explore impact of food stamps on American families By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch As another report urges action, how can U.S. overcome obstacles to effective climate policy? By PBS News Hour Continue watching