Jan 17 Supreme Court may reconsider warrantless cellphone searches By Associated Press Photo by Bill Heinsohn The Supreme Court decided 40 years ago that police don't need a search warrant to look through anything a person is carrying when arrested. But that was long before smartphones gave people the… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch News Wrap: Justice Department expected to expand limits of racial profiling By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 West Virginia water restrictions trickling away By Zachary Treu As chemical levels drop to below the Centers for Disease Control's one-part-per-million safety standard, West Virginia officials have lifted the ban on drinking tap water for many but not all affected residents, according to a Reuters report. The restrictions,… Continue reading
Jan 16 Obama pushes new measures to get poor students into college By Elizabeth Jones Now in college with a full-ride scholarship, Troy Simon admitted to an audience at the White House that he couldn't have made the jump from being unable to read at age 14 to pursuing higher education without help. That… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Big trucks lose weight, gain greater efficiency for Detroit Auto Show By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch At Detroit Auto Show, carmakers unveil new high-performance models By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Is Air Force cheating scandal symptomatic of a bigger problem? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Goodwill tries tailoring education to meet needs of adult dropout students By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Americans prefer print books over e-books By Bridget Bowman Despite an increase in electronic readers and tablets, most Americans still prefer flipping through the pages of a book. A study found 70 percent of Americans read print books last year, but only four percent read exclusively e-books. Continue reading