Apr 15 Watch Brothers wounded by Boston Marathon bombing share struggles and strength By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 15 Little will for American involvement in Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro There is little American political will for strong U.S. intervention in Ukraine, a new poll finds. While a majority, 55 percent, say the situation in Ukraine is key to U.S. national interests, 50 percent of Americans don’t think the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 15 First women move into Army field artillery jobs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Under a canopy of trees on the edge of a large field, soldiers from Bravo Battery are lying in a circle as they pore over targeting charts. Nearby, others are preparing the howitzer cannons as helicopters… Continue reading
Apr 15 Biden honors Boston Marathon bombings victims at memorial service By Ariel Min Watch a live stream of remarks by Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and former mayor Thomas M. Menino during a memorial service in tribute of the victims of last year's bombings. Speeches… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Pulitzer Prize renews debate over controversial NSA surveillance reporting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Feds classify Kansas shootings as hate crimes By PBS News Hour Federal authorities confirmed that they believe shootings at two Jewish community sites in Kansas were motivated by hate. Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center to learn more about the 73-year-old suspect, Frazier Glenn Cross,… Continue watching
Apr 14 Why we need to tell Social Security who our families are By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security has no idea who's in your family. It's important to tell them to whom you are or are no longer married so you don't lose out on any benefits, or likewise, don't receive benefits for which you're not… Continue reading
Apr 14 One year later, two brothers reflect on the marathon bombs that took their right legs By WGBH News [youtube=http://youtu.be/tbrdlQzwT4g] For most of us, life was back to normal within days or weeks of the Boston Marathon bombings. But for hundreds of victims and their families, that will never be true. Continue reading
Apr 14 Justice Department to investigate whether Kansas shooting was a hate crime, Holder says By Joshua Barajas http://youtu.be/yBm0ntHOAJ0 Video by Associated Press The Justice Department will investigate whether federal hate crimes were committed in a Kansas shooting that left three people dead Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder said. Continue reading
Apr 14 Florida Democrats hope medical pot measure will boost voter turnout By Michael J. Mishak, Associated Press MIAMI -- Democrats in the nation's largest swing-state see the question of whether to legalize medical marijuana as a rare source of hope and high voter turnout in this year's midterm elections. Party operatives are pushing a constitutional amendment that… Continue reading