Mar 30 Watch Washington Post looks at lives of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans By PBS News Hour The Washington Post launched a special series Sunday called “A legacy of pain and pride” which looks at the lives of military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through stories and polls in conjunction with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 30 Number of missing drops in Washington landslide as search continues By Kayla Ruble The number of people thought to be missing from a deadly landslide in a Washington town has dropped from 90 to 30 late Saturday as authorities verified information and cross-referenced lists. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Viewers respond to NewsHour's report on Dutch pot policy By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to NewsHour's report on Dutch pot policy. Continue watching
Mar 29 Deadline approaches to sign up for health insurance By Associated Press Monday is the deadline to sign up for private health insurance in the new online markets created by President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Mar 29 Timeline of marijuana policy in the U.S. and Netherlands By Saskia de Melker, Kristin Miller NewHour's investigation into how the Netherlands has managed the sale of pot for 40 years illustrated that laws and regulations governing marijuana are often in flux. Use the timeline below to see how both nations have changed their… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Vatican visit and a health reform milestone By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including efforts by the U.S. and the European Union to deter Russia from entering more regions, President Obama’s meeting with Pope… Continue watching
Mar 28 How the Garamond typeface could be worth $100 million in government savings By Justin Scuiletti A 14-year-old student thinks he has calculated a way to save the U.S. government more than $100 million per year, and it's as simple as changing typefaces. The answer is to require all printed documents to be written in… Continue reading
Mar 28 This popular American game show is about to turn 50 By Ariel Min If you're struggling to accept the fact that many of your favorite childhood films are more than 20 years old, try this: Jeopardy! is turning 50 this weekend. Yes, fifty. The American quiz show first launched its daytime version… Continue reading
Mar 28 Pentagon plans to triple cybersecurity staff By Pauline Jelinek, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press "The Department of Defense is on its way to building an elite, modern cyberforce," Hagel said in a speech at the retirement of Gen. Keith Alexander as head of the U.S. Cyber Command and NSA. "This force is enhancing our… Continue reading
Mar 28 First person successfully sues to be removed from the U.S. no-fly list By Jaywon Choe After nearly eight years of lengthy court battles, it appears that a Malaysian woman mistakenly put on the federal government’s no-fly list will become the first person to be taken off of it. On Tuesday, a lawyer from the Justice… Continue reading