Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Health care enrollment troubles continue for thousands of Americans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Greenland glacier hits record speeds By Justin Scuiletti Traveling just over 6 mph would hardly break any speed record. But for a glacier, it is a pace that is considered unprecedented. In fact, the summer speed of Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier, according to a new study published by… Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. Department of Transportation will allow vehicle-to-vehicle safety technology By Bridget Bowman The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, announced Monday that it will allow automobiles to become equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology. Continue reading
Feb 03 Feds to announce decision on new automobile safety technology By Associated Press Federal officials are planning to announce Monday whether automakers should be required to equip new cars and light trucks with technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other to prevent collisions. Such vehicle-to-vehicle communication could eventually transform traffic safety. Continue reading
Feb 02 Some NFL cheerleaders paid low wages for performances By Megan Thompson As the NFL rakes in about $10 billion in revenue per year and the winners of Super Bowl Sunday will take home around $92,000 each -- NFL cheerleaders are sometimes paid less than minimum wage for their performances. Continue reading
Feb 02 Despite increased security, school shootings continue By Associated Press There's been no real reduction in the number of U.S. school shootings despite increased security put in place after the rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Nuns, law enforcement mobilize to prevent sex trafficking around the Super Bowl By PBS News Hour As millions of fans debate who will win the game and by how much on Super Bowl Sunday, others, including law enforcement, will be focused on preventing the exploitation and trafficking of young women that they say increases around large… Continue watching
Feb 01 Filmmakers explore sex trafficking abuses in 'Tricked' documentary By Saskia de Melker The film "Tricked" follows people impacted by the sex trade across the United States: from the young women and their families who share stories of abuse and manipulation, to the pimps who openly speak of how they traffic these women. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Will companies go out of bounds in transmitting Super Bowl ads to your phone? By PBS News Hour While fans gets amped up for the biggest football game of the year, companies are figuring out how to tap into that enthusiasm by adapting to changing media habits and tech use. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Nick Wingfield of… Continue watching