Apr 17 Chelsea Clinton, husband expecting their first child By Meredith P. Garretson Chelsea Clinton announced Thursday that she is pregnant with her first child. She was attending an event hosted by the Clinton Foundation in New York. Continue reading
Apr 17 Most Seattle airport workers remain uncovered by minimum wage hike By Simone Pathe Last fall, voters in SeaTac, Wash., narrowly approved a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But nearly 5,000 airport workers still aren't receiving that higher wage because Alaska Airlines has challenged the initiative in court. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch FULL VIDEO: Kansas community holds memorial service for shooting victims By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Why America's favorite anarchist thinks most American workers are slaves By David Graeber Could a guaranteed basic income give rise to another band like the Beatles? Or support a scientific breakthrough like the light bulb? Occupy activist David Graeber thinks a lump sum basic income would liberate workers to do the work they… Continue reading
Apr 17 At Kansas City memorial, Holder calls hate crimes an 'affront to who we are' By Joshua Barajas Attorney General Eric Holder told hundreds of Kansas City, Kan. mourners Thursday that all Americans stood with their community after three people were killed at two Jewish facilities, in what local and federal authorities have called a hate crime. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch At Kansas City memorial, Holder calls hate crimes an 'affront to who we are' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Ukraine looks to 'de-escalate the situation' with Russia By Julie Pace and Lara Jakes, Associated Press GENEVA -- Ukraine is hoping to placate Russia and calm hostilities with its neighbor even as the U.S. prepares a new round of sanctions to punish Moscow for what it regards as fomenting unrest. The carrot-stick strategy emerged as diplomats… Continue reading
Apr 17 Americans predict what the future looks like for technology By Colleen Shalby Over the past 50 years, Americans have witnessed the first man walk on the moon, the birth of the Internet, cell phones, large and small and large again. What will the future of technology and science hold in the next… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Are new regulations tough enough to prevent another West Virginia chemical spill? By PBS News Hour Three months ago, a storage tank leaked up to 10,000 gallons of the chemical MCHM in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 300,000 people were exposed to one of the worst cases of drinking water contamination in U.S. history. To examine… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Taking cues from 'Golden Girls,' more single baby boomers are building a future together By PBS News Hour Continue watching