Mar 20 Can you really live better longer without long-term care insurance? By Lewis Mandell Not all readers bought Lew Mandell's skepticism of long-term care insurance. Is it not a smart investment for Americans who can't afford to self-insure their future care? Mandell returns to explain when this investment makes sense and when it's a… Continue reading
Mar 20 Army general avoids jail time in sexual assault case By News Desk In a sentencing hearing Thursday, Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was reprimanded and fined a total of $20,000 for improper relationships with three subordinates, including a female captain, who made the most serious accusations against him. Sinclair had been accused… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch How the values, uphill optimism of the Millennials compare to older generations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Flood-prone South Florida considers proactive investment against rising seas By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Despite dip in unemployment, Yellen says Fed will hold low short-term interest rates for now By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch What Toyota's $1.2 billion settlement means for the auto industry By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a record $1.2 billion dollar penalty leveled at automaker Toyota. A four-year criminal investigation determined the car company had concealed unintended acceleration issues, a serious safety concern. That case could serve as a warning to General… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine announces plan to pull troops from Crimea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, acting leaders in Kiev announced a plan to evacuate troops from Crimea after Russian forces seized part of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol. Also, Malaysian authorities have turned to the FBI to help analyze… Continue watching
Mar 19 Ex-dolphin hunter denounces Japanese tradition By Robert Pursell Izumi Ishii, an ex-dolphin hunter, has gone on record contradicting the Japanese government’s claims that the practice is a century-old tradition, but instead had originated as late as 1969. Continue reading
Mar 19 U.S. tech companies had full knowledge of NSA spying, agency's lawyer says By Joshua Barajas According to Rajesh De, general counsel for the National Security Agency, U.S. technology companies including Microsoft and Google had full knowledge of the NSA's bulk data collection. Continue reading
Mar 19 Michigan plan promises to cover college tuition, but students must 'pay it forward' By Margaret Myers Legislators in Michigan have proposed a creative solution for financing college tuition -- make it free. That’s the first step. Second step: require the student to “pay it forward.”… Continue reading