Feb 20 Nebraska judge strikes down law allowing Keystone pipeline construction to move forward By Ellen Rolfes President Barack Obama has yet to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch 1,179 miles, and carry oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf Coast. But a court decision Wednesday could set back construction… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Raising health and air quality concerns in Texas' fracking frontier By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch CBO report fuels debate on costs and benefits of boosting the minimum wage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Google to expand Google Fiber technology By Bridget Bowman Google announced Wednesday that it plans to expand its fiber optic communication technology, known as Google Fiber, to an additional 34 cities this year. Continue reading
Feb 19 Study shows gun violence surged in Missouri after repeal of gun control laws By Chelsea Coatney A study claims to have new evidence that proves tighter gun control laws can reduce gun violence. After the repeal of a 2007 Missouri law -- a law that required potential gun buyers to be vetted and licensed by a… Continue reading
Feb 19 How social impact bonds put private profit ahead of public good By Mark Rosenman Social impact investing is a win-win for everyone, right? Not so fast, argues Mark Rosenman. It's a bigger win for the private investors like Goldman Sachs. Through impact investing, the bank profits from human services that their taxes, if they… Continue reading
Feb 19 Twitter Chat: Is anything private online? By Bridget Shirvell What does online privacy mean to you? What’s the best way for concerned individuals to protect their privacy online? Join PBS NewsHour here and on Twitter on Feb. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST, for a very public chat… Continue reading
Feb 19 AT&T reveals government requested data more than 300,000 times in 2013 By Ellen Rolfes In the company's first-ever published transparency report, AT&T released information Wednesday about government and law enforcement requests for customer information. The report documents more than 300,000 requests for user data in 2013. By releasing the report, which AT&T says… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Study finds high SAT and ACT scores might not spell success at college By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 While you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you By Zachary Treu As the clock crawled towards midnight Thursday on the West Coast, Netflix’s engineers sat around a conference table in the company’s War Room and waited for the moment that season two of the company’s original series “House of Cards” would… Continue reading