Apr 05 With 7 million enrolled, challenges remain for health care law By Associated Press Seven million people signed up, so there is an appetite for President Barack Obama's health care law, but that doesn't guarantee success for the country's newest social program… Continue reading
Apr 05 Organization offers free tax help By PBS News Hour The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program is a nationwide organization of tax preparers available to help low-income taxpayers. Last year alone, VITA helped prepare almost one and a half million individual tax returns completely free of charge. Continue reading
Apr 05 New poll indicates tough road ahead for Democrats in November By Associated Press The latest Associated Press-GfK poll holds bad news for President Barack Obama, but as the November elections draw closer, there are ominous signs for congressional Democrats as well. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Is your tax preparer actually prepared? By PBS News Hour Each year about 42 million tax returns are prepared by tax professionals who are unaccredited and unregulated by the IRS. After a plan to regulate them was struck down by a federal court last year, there's more regulation on hairdressers… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 'Flash Boys' investigates how high-frequency traders anticipate Wall Street's next move faster By PBS News Hour Much of the stock market trading that occurs today is done with computer servers, completing hundreds of millions of orders in a system known as high-frequency trading. Author Michael Lewis has made this practice the subject of his latest book,… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on the power of campaign donors, baseball vs. baby By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a Supreme Court ruling that lifts campaign donation limits, as well as public commentary for a pro-baseball player’s paternity leave. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch News Wrap: Officials say argument may have been motive in Fort Hood shooting By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Army officials at Fort Hood said a mass shooting by Spc. Ivan Lopez was likely triggered by an escalating argument. Also, a federal judge in Cincinnati announced he would strike down part of Ohio’s ban… Continue watching
Apr 04 Judge dismisses lawsuit over Yemen drone strikes on 3 U.S. citizens By Pete Yost, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric. Continue reading
Apr 04 Engineering trees to make environmentally friendly paper By Colleen Shalby Researchers have found a way to genetically modify trees for the purpose of creating sustainable paper. Continue reading