Feb 12 Watch News Wrap: Winter storm knocks out power, leaves South under a layer of ice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin found guilty of corruption By Ruth Tam Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was found guilty Wednesday of 20 corruptions charges including bribery, wire fraud and conspiring to launder money. Continue reading
Feb 12 PBS Digital Studios launches 'Everything But the News' By Colleen Shalby What would Jim Lehrer do? That’s Steve Goldbloom’s mantra in PBS Digital Studios’ latest creation, “Everything But the News” -- the show that gives you a real (or is it fake? No, it’s real. But wait, is it really?) behind-the-scenes… Continue reading
Feb 12 East coast braces for another winter storm By Chelsea Coatney Another winter storm blew through the Deep South Tuesday night as the East Coast braces for their own deluge of sleet and snow. More than 100,000 customers in Georgia alone lost power due to the storm and several states are… Continue reading
Feb 12 Sinkhole swallows 8 cars at National Corvette Museum By Margaret Myers A sinkhole gave way Wednesday morning at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, damaging eight cars. No one was in the museum at the time and no injuries were reported. Continue reading
Feb 12 Beware of economics: The perils of cost-benefit analysis By Barry Schwartz Cost-benefit analysis is a cornerstone of economics. But what if you're not computing the right numbers? Only people -- not metrics -- can say what's worth counting, argues psychologist Barry Schwartz. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Sniper attack sparks worry over security of nation's power grid By PBS News Hour An organized sniper attack on an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., last April raises unsettling questions about the vulnerability of our nation’s power grid. Judy Woodruff talks to Jon Wellinghoff, former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch San Francisco's last working-class neighborhood gets left behind in boom times By PBS News Hour As a new wave of tech enterprises gentrify San Francisco’s older, modest neighborhoods, an area known as the Tenderloin, populated by the city’s poorer residents, remains in the grips of drugs and crime. Special correspondent Spencer Michels explores the dilemma… Continue watching
Feb 11 Washington's governor: 'During my term, we will not be executing people' By Zachary Treu The death penalty will be suspended in Washington state for at least the next three years, first-term governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. “During my term, we will not be executing people,” Inslee said during a news conference. The governor… Continue reading
Feb 11 NBC's Tom Brokaw diagnosed with cancer By Sam Lane Legendary broadcaster Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC announced Tuesday. Brokaw, who has worked at NBC News since 1966, said he and his physicians are "very encouraged” with the progress he is making. NBC reports he was diagnosed… Continue reading