Mar 16 Army general expected to enter plea bargain, New York Times reports By Kayla Ruble An Army general has reportedly agreed to enter a guilty plea as early as Monday in a move that could end a high profile sexual assault case that has plagued the military for the past two years, according to a… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch In New York's Little Ukraine, tension mounts ahead of vote By PBS News Hour Metropolitan New York City is home to more than 113,000 ethnic Ukrainians. NewsHour visited Little Ukraine in the East Village to gauge local sentiment about the conflict in Crimea. Continue watching
Mar 15 NewsHour reporters are following preparations for tomorrow's vote in Crimea By News Desk PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. On Sunday, voters throughout the Crimean Peninsula will cast their ballots on a local referendum to decide whether… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Crimea consequences, CIA accusations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 14 U.S. plans to relinquish federal control over Internet By Justin Scuiletti The Washington Post reported Friday that the United States intends to give up federal government authority over the administration of the Internet. Continue reading
Mar 14 Women increase use of ADHD medication more than any other group, study finds By Talia Mindich Young women have increased their use of ADHD medication more than any other group in the U.S., according to the most current and comprehensive analysis of these medications. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Holder backs proposal to lessen punishment for nonviolent drug traffickers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 14 Economics explains why you resemble your mate By Paul Oyer In this adaptation of "Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Economics I Learned from Online Dating, " Paul Oyer explains how our decisions to stick with people whose backgrounds resemble our own lead to stagnant economic mobility. Continue reading
Mar 14 Lavrov says U.S. and Russia still at great odds over Ukraine crisis By Sam Lane Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that there is "no common" vision between the United States and his country over the situation in Ukraine, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Mar 14 Ban lifted, BP can resume work for U.S. in time for new Gulf oil leases By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Under an agreement reached Thursday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than two dozen BP entities and its Houston-based oil production and exploration arm can secure new government contracts. Continue reading