Feb 10 Parody coffee shop 'Dumb Starbucks' is a prank By Colleen Shalby A coffee shop using the Starbucks logo and has managed to stay open in Los Angeles for three days before getting shut down. Continue reading
Feb 10 Justice Department grants equal protection to married same-sex couples under its care By Jaywon Choe In a sweeping move, the Justice Department announced it will begin providing equal rights to every lawfully married, same-sex couple under its purview, including inmates in federal prisons and those testifying in courts. In a memo to be issued Monday,… Continue reading
Feb 10 Insurgents killed while filming propaganda video in Iraq By Justin Scuiletti View Larger Map At least 21 insurgents were killed by an accidental car bomb explosion Monday, the BBC reports, during the filming of a propaganda video for an intended suicide attacker. Continue reading
Feb 10 Passenger and cargo planes' wrong landings more common than previously thought By Associated Press U.S. commercial air carriers have landed or started to land at the wrong airports at least 150 times since the early 1990s, according to a search by The Associated Press of government safety databases and media reports. And the problem… Continue reading
Feb 10 Syrian peace talks resume in Switzerland amid closed-door accusations By Justin Scuiletti Newly-resumed peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and opposition got off to a shaky start Monday, the AP reports, as both sides traded accusations before even meeting face-to-face. Separate closed-door meetings were held by the United Nations’… Continue reading
Feb 09 What we're watching Sunday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from new Snowden revelations to empty seats in Sochi. Continue reading
Feb 08 Same-sex married couples to receive more privileges in federal court By Kayla Ruble The U.S. Justice Department will extend new rights to same-sex married couples, according to excerpts released from a speech by Attorney General Eric Holder. Continue reading
Feb 08 Which American municipalities have filed for bankruptcy? By Kevin Loria, Elisabeth Ponsot Across the country, from Vallejo, Calif. to Detroit, Mich., some cities that cannot repay their debts have taken the extreme step of declaring municipal bankruptcy. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Cities in financial straits weigh bankruptcy By PBS News Hour A wave of bankruptcies is moving across the country as cities try to manage crushing debt from pension obligations. NewsHour Weekend reports from Vallejo, Calif., with a cautionary tale for cities that are looking to bankruptcy as the solution. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch News Wrap: Signing the farm bill, Obama praises bipartisan compromise By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama signed into law a new five-year farm bill, costing $956 billion, that keeps most subsidies in tact but cuts food assistance by $800 million. Also, Montana’s Lt. Gov. John Walsh was named to… Continue watching