Apr 27 Watch Meet America's newest historic landmarks By PBS News Hour It’s around this time every year that the Department of the Interior designates new national historic landmarks. There are roughly 2500 of them on the list: buildings, properties, even objects that represent important aspects of American history. This past week,… Continue watching
Apr 27 Pennsylvania awaits ruling on proposal to link work requirements to Medicaid benefits By Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has softened his rhetoric while he awaits a federal decision on his request to link a work requirement to benefits under the Medicaid expansion. It's an issue that has flared up in his hotly contested re-election… Continue reading
Apr 27 Supreme Court takes on police searches of cellphones By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home?… Continue reading
Apr 26 White House says big data could be used to discriminate against Americans By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch With power of facial recognition and high-tech surveillance, where to draw the line between safety and spying? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 25 Netflix strikes deal with cable companies to establish its own channel By Ruth Tam Netflix has signed a deal with three cable companies that will allow its subscribers to stream videos through its own ‘channel’ launching Monday. Continue reading
Apr 25 How nonprofit workers get squeezed when minimum wages increase By Paul Tipps, Jesse Inman Nonprofit workers like those at Seattle’s Downtown Emergency Service Center don’t want to be left out of the fight for a higher minimum wage but also realize that higher wages could come at the expense of some of their jobs… Continue reading
Apr 25 Criminal charges coming against Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm By Jake Pearson, Associated Press NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm's attorney says federal prosecutors in New York plan on filing criminal charges against the lawmaker. Lawyer William McGinley says in a statement Friday he's not surprised by the government's decision. He says… Continue reading
Apr 25 Boehner's comments on immigration draw ire from left and right By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner drew criticism from left and right Friday over comments mocking his own Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to take up immigration legislation, rekindling election-year debate on the contentious issue even as President Barack Obama… Continue reading