Jan 16 Justice Department to revise its stance on racial profiling By Ruth Tam The Justice Department will revise its stance on racial profiling. That revision will restrict officials from considering religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation in their investigations. Continue reading
Jan 16 Target officials to testify on Capitol Hill By Bridget Bowman Following a holiday data breach, representatives from Target will testify before Congress. Earlier this week, Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., also demanded that Target provide answers about the hack that affected millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jan 16 Live chat: Gwen Ifill on politics, media and 'F Gwenifill' By News Desk Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week Washington Week moderator and PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill hosts monthly live chats. For her January chat, Gwen shared her thoughts on potential 2016 presidential candidates, the media's handling of the Chris… Continue reading
Jan 16 Gene therapy shows early promise as treatment for blindness By News Desk An initial trial gene therapy study published Thursday has shown that a genetic eye disease may be treatable after a half dozen patients afflicted with the extremely rare disease had improved vision after defective genes in their retinas were replaced… Continue reading
Jan 16 Two-drug lethal injection method used for Ohio execution By News Desk The AP reports it took more than 15 minutes for death row inmate Dennis McGuire's execution to complete. BREAKING: Ohio executes condemned killer with first U.S. use of two-drug lethal injection method. — The Associated Press (@AP)… Continue reading
Jan 16 What we're watching Thursday By News Desk Good morning. These are some of the stories we're watching today: The Senate is expected to approve the $1.1 trillion spending bill sometime this week for the current fiscal year, following an overwhelming approval vote by the House… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch Sounding an alarm on economic dysfunction by practicing sustainable living By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Will end of net neutrality rules impact future innovation? By PBS News Hour The FCC's net neutrality rules were adopted to guarantee equal access to all sites on the Internet. But an appeals court ruling releases broadband providers from those guidelines, allowing them to prioritize certain traffic. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Craig Aaron… Continue watching
Jan 15 The competition for top dog will be even bigger this year at Westminster show By News Desk For first time in 100 years, Chinooks among other breeds will be accepted in Westminster Dog Show. Photo by Flickr User ccho There's a new dog in town for 2014's Westminster dog show. Actually, make that three new dogs. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Gates reflects on debates waged behind the scenes of war By PBS News Hour In his new book, "Duty," Robert Gates tackles his time as defense secretary and as witness to how different presidents wrestled with questions of war and peace. Gates sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the difficulties of doing business… Continue watching