Feb 22 Long-term unemployed describe lack of mobility, depression in personal stories By Elisabeth Ponsot As part of PBS NewsHour's coverage of the long-term jobless, we gathered personal stories from Americans who have lost their emergency unemployment benefits since the turn of the new year. NewsHour received hundreds of submissions from people age 23 to… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch As benefits expire, long-term unemployed make do with less By PBS News Hour On Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their unemployment insurance when an emergency federal unemployment insurance program expired. Critics of extended unemployment benefits say the benefits raise jobless numbers by allowing people to stay unemployed longer instead of taking an… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Questioning solitary confinement for adolescents at Rikers Island By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on Ukraine upheaval, trade policy skepticism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch News Wrap: U.S. skier Shiffrin, 18, becomes youngest to win slalom gold By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Former NBC foreign correspondent Garrick Utley dies at 74 By News Desk Garrick Utley, a former foreign correspondent and anchor for NBC News, died on Thursday night from prostate cancer. Continue reading
Feb 21 Too many college grads? Or too few? By Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Jeff Strohl Don't believe the statistics that point to the stagnant demand for college-educated workers; college attendance is still an advantage in the labor market, and suggesting otherwise only discourages those who could benefit most from going to college. Continue reading
Feb 21 Residents live in filth, fear in mismanaged Bay Area public housing By Amy Julia Harris, The Center for Investigative Reporting Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development compiles a list of the worst of the worst public housing agencies across the nation. The city of Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco and home to Chevron… Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. agriculture booms to record highs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Continue reading
Feb 21 Detroit files its bankruptcy plan in federal court By Margaret Myers Detroit filed its bankruptcy strategy in federal court Friday morning. The comprehensive plan, drafted by state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, details how the city will restructure its $18 billion debt through cuts to pensions and creditors, and emerge from… Continue reading