Mar 24 UPDATE: Death toll climbs to 14 in Washington mudslide By Joshua Barajas Snohomish County reported Monday afternoon on its official Twitter account that the death toll rose to 14 in the Washington landslide. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch RAW VIDEO: Texas City oil spill blocks major shipping channel By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Texas oil spill threatens local businesses and wildlife By Ariel Min Dead birds covered in black oil have been spotted on the shores of Galveston, Texas since Sunday’s oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch From the NewsHour vault: the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 25 years ago By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 What happens in a mudslide? A geologist answers By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW/EarthFix ARLINGTON, Wash. — Authorities have confirmed that the landslide on the Stillaguamish River north of Seattle has killed several people and destroyed homes. EarthFix’s Ashley Ahearn turned to Dave Montgomery to find out what caused the slide. Montgomery is a… Continue reading
Mar 24 U.S. doubles effort to search for fugitive warlord Kony By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending military aircraft and more forces to assist in the hunt for fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony, more than doubling the number of American troops and airmen on the ground to 250. Continue reading
Mar 24 Using economic magic to pull retirement money out of a hat By Laurence Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff demonstrates how to increase your standard of living for retirement -- in this case, by 15 percent -- by correctly timing your Social Security, 401(k) and Roth IRA withdrawals. Continue reading
Mar 24 FAQ: What are the penalties for not getting health insurance? By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News If you're uninsured, now's the time to buy a plan. March 31 is the end of the annual open enrollment period when people who don’t have coverage through their employers can sign up on or off their state’s marketplace. With… Continue reading
Mar 24 Report on Bush-era war on terror may further divide Congress, CIA By Bradley Klapper & Stephen Braun, Associated Press If senators vote this week to release key sections of a voluminous report on terrorist interrogations, an already strained relationship between lawmakers and the CIA could become even more rancorous, and President Barack Obama might have to step into the… Continue reading