Jan 03 Under Obamacare, out-of-pocket costs leave some 'underinsured' WASHINGTON -- For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go unfulfilled. It's true that patients with cancer and… Continue reading
Jan 03 Texas congressman to accept bitcoins as campaign donations Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, announced Wednesday that his campaign for the Senate will now be accepting bitcoin donations. Photo by Flickr user btckeychain. Representative Steve Stockman, R-Texas, announced Wednesday that his Senate campaign will accept bitcoins -- or… Continue reading
Jan 03 More than 1,000 aspiring astronauts are closer to booking a one-way mission to Mars Mars One hopes to have astronauts colonize the Red Planet by 2025. Arist depiction by Bryan Versteeg/Mars One Of the 200,000 applicants hoping to become the first pioneers of Mars, 1,058 are closer to their dream. The non-profit foundation… Continue reading
Jan 03 Most Americans have a gloomy outlook for life in 2050 What will life in America be like in 2050? Turns out 54 percent of participants in a recent survey expect it to go downhill, while only 23 percent think it will improve. Photo illustration by Sonja Dahlgren/Getty Images WASHINGTON… Continue reading
Jan 03 Couples urge Sotomayor to allow same-sex marriages as Utah appeals struck-down ban Same-sex couples urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to allow courts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Utah, despite the appeal process of a federal judge's ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban in December. Continue reading
Jan 03 How paid parental leave helps you, your newborn and the job market By Simone Pathe Both mothers and fathers took more time off to spend with their new babies when they had the right to paid family leave through the state of California. And for mothers, paid leave increases the chance they'll be working one… Continue reading
Jan 03 GMO-free Cheerios coming to a supermarket near you Cheerios swaps out cornstarch for sugar to make Original Cheerios GMO-free. Photo by Flickr user YayBiscuts123 The next time you head to the supermarket cereal aisle you may find a Cheerios box labeled "Not Made With Genetically Modified… Continue reading
Jan 03 Tunisia assembly begins voting on new constitution Tunisian lawmakers began voting on a proposed constitution Friday, three years after a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Photo by Flickr user Keith Roper Three years after protests in Tunisia sparked revolutions across the Arab World, lawmakers… Continue reading
Jan 03 Ford to debut electric car with solar-panel roof By News Desk Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid Test Drive, in principle, could run partially on the energy of the sun. Photo courtesy of Ford. At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford will unveil a concept model of its… Continue reading
Jan 03 Twitter Chat: What's your unemployment or underemployed story? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the #NewsHourChats. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Overall, unemployment numbers are declining. A U.S. Labor Department… Continue reading