Feb 25 Watch 'Beloved' A-10 Warthog aircraft may not survive Pentagon attack By Justin Scuiletti Continue watching
Feb 25 Majority of U.S. army women say they do not want combat roles By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Preliminary results from a survey of the Army's nearly 170,000 women show that only a small fraction of them would like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs. Those who do want to make the move say… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch How will proposed military savings affect strategy and security? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 You're in love: Now how do you maximize your Social Security? By Laurence Kotlikoff Is getting married the best way to maximize your Social Security? Maybe. But what if your new love has an ex already collecting his or her spousal benefits? You can collect them too. Larry Kotlikoff explains when tying the knot… Continue reading
Feb 24 'Men's Day' celebrated in Russia, several former Soviet Republics By News Desk During a competition to celebrate the Defenders of the Fatherland Day, also known as Men's Day, a Belarusian soldier takes a severe blow. Also known as "Men's Day" -- somewhat similar to Father's Day -- the Russian holiday is celebrated… Continue reading
Feb 24 Writers get all aboard Amtrak's train residency program By Sarah Sheffer There’s something romantic about train travel. The stillness aboard as the landscape swiftly changes outside your window, passengers and places coming and going along the way. For many, those cramped train cars come with extra room for creativity. When writer… Continue reading
Feb 24 The Affordable Care Act: Not jobs destroyed, but jobs opened By Suzanne Gallagher Much has been made of the Affordable Care Act's effects on workers, many of whom may now quit their jobs or work less because they can obtain health care outside of work. But their choice to work less could also… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Military using unproven programs to take on mental illness By PBS News Hour Nearly one thousand veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder each week. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine found that few of the military programs for preventing mental illness have been tested or… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch For Paralympic players, a hockey game with sleds By PBS News Hour The gear that a sled hockey player puts on for a game is pretty much the same as it is for an able-bodied player. With one key difference. Rather than ice skates, players ride on a sled with blades on… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Transportation Secretary warns of dwindling highway funding By PBS News Hour This week the U.S. Transportation Secretary warned the federal Highway Trust Fund may run out of money later this year. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Bob Cusack, Managing Editor for The Hill, about the logistics of the fund and how state… Continue watching