Apr 03 Watch News Wrap: Senate votes to declassify part of report on CIA interrogations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 03 U.S. created Cuban social media network in attempt to stir unrest By Justin Scuiletti The United States created a “Cuban Twitter” in 2010, the Associated Press reported Thursday, in order to covertly spur Cubans to stand up against their government. Continue reading
Apr 03 Fort Hood gunman showed no violent tendencies, Army says By Joshua Barajas Updated 4:50 p.m. EDT The Iraq War veteran responsible for Wednesday’s shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas -- which killed three people and wounded 16 others -- has been identified as 34-year-old Spc. Ivan Lopez, Lt. Gen. Continue reading
Apr 03 Potentially lifesaving national landslide maps are 30 years out of date By Tony Schick, Earthfix The last time the U.S. Geological Survey made a national map of landslide hazards, it did so on paper. It didn't use laser imaging for landslide detection and it didn't render the maps with the high-powered geographic software near-universally… Continue reading
Apr 03 The good you do for the dollar when you pay your taxes By Jon Shayne Why does the U.S. dollar have value? Hint: It's tax time, and there's only one way you can pay the U.S. government. Continue reading
Apr 03 FDA approves at-home heroin overdose treatment By Lauran Neergaard, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an overdose antidote that doctors could prescribe for family members or caregivers to keep on hand, in a pocket or medicine cabinet. Called Evzio, it's a device that automatically injects the right… Continue reading
Apr 03 Women are outnumbered and underrepresented in the news industry, research finds By News Desk Women get fewer bylines in print and online, and less time on air than men by a considerable margin, a new study by the Women’s Media Center finds. The report, The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2014… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Former inmate speaks out against U.S. 'commitment' to mass incarceration By PBS News Hour During Michael Santos’ 26 years in federal prisons, he read books on history and law, earned undergraduate and master’s degrees and wrote seven books about the criminal justice system. Now, just six months after his release, Santos is imploring prisoners… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch IMF chief Christine Lagarde on removing hurdles from a strong global economy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 02 3 killed, 16 wounded by shooter at Fort Hood By News Desk One person is dead and 14 others injured in a shooting at Fort Hood, a Texas Army base in Killeen, Texas, a senior U.S. defense official told the Associated Press. Continue reading