Apr 08 'Noah' showing in England canceled by flood By Willis Raburu Moviegoers who attempted to flood the Vue Cinema in Exeter, England, to watch an afternoon showing of the movie "Noah" -- based on the biblical story of Noah and the great Ark -- got to witness a piece of the… Continue reading
Apr 08 Obama, Democrats look to take action on equal pay By Jim Kuhnhenn, Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress are making a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages, linking Obama executive actions with pending Senate legislation aimed at closing a compensation gender gap that favors… Continue reading
Apr 08 Democrats make push to appeal to women in 2014 elections By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: "Equal Pay Day" Why women matter to 2014 Scott Brown to make it official Thursday Mudslinging in Mississippi Democrats try to fire up women: In a coordinated effort with congressional Democrats ahead of this fall's… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Researchers track New Hampshire moose in hopes of pinpointing cause of population decline By PBS News Hour In some regions of northern New England, the moose population is down as much 40 percent in the last three years. The cause of this iconic animal’s dramatic die-off is not yet known, but researchers’ main theory is centered on… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Journalist, naturalist and novelist Peter Matthiessen, 86, took readers to new territory By PBS News Hour Peter Matthiessen was a co-founder of The Paris Review, an author of more than 30 books, and winner of the National Book Award in both fiction and non-fiction. He succumbed to leukemia at the age of 86, just days before… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Mickey Rooney, irrepressible performer who spent his life on stage and screen, dead at 93 By PBS News Hour Mickey Rooney's career as an entertainer began while he was a toddler, and lasted for nine decades. He was Hollywood's top box office star by his teen years, and his hit movies included “Boys Town,” "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,… Continue watching
Apr 07 Will a guaranteed income ever come to America? By Felix Oberholzer-Gee With far more economic inequality than Switzerland, why is the U.S. so much less tolerant of wealth redistribution?… Continue reading
Apr 07 UPDATE: Death toll rises to 33 in Washington mudslide By Margaret Myers, News Desk A total of 24 bodies have been recovered from the Washington mudslide, Washington officials reported Monday. Continue reading
Apr 07 America's Ponzi scheme: Why Social Security needs to retire By Laurence Kotlikoff Retirees may be attached to Social Security, but it's an unfair system that takes advantage of America's children, Larry Kotlikoff argues, and will leave them with a $23 trillion bill. Continue reading
Apr 07 Australians get 'promising lead' in search for missing Malaysian plane By Ellen Rolfes Many hope that this could be the missing black box from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished on March 7. Officials leading the search for the missing aircraft have cautiously called this a "most promising lead."… Continue reading