Mar 07 Watch News Wrap: U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs despite February's harsh winter weather By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 Lawyers on commercial drone ruling: proceed cautiously By Frank Bi, Ellen Rolfes Drone lawyers caution commercial enthusiasts from interpreting the latest drone ruling as a free-for-all license to fly. Continue reading
Mar 07 Florida man uses state gun law to open backyard firing range By Robert Pursell Doug Varrieur, a 57-year-old resident of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys, found a little-known part of Florida law that prohibits local officials from inhibiting gun rights in any way. Continue reading
Mar 07 California humane chicken law ruffles feathers in other states By Elizabeth Shell A California proposition set to go into effect at the beginning of 2015 is at the center of a lawsuit from five states. The proposition mandates eggs can only be sold in the state if they come from chickens housed… Continue reading
Mar 07 Two books General Dempsey is reading By Larisa Epatko Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, isn’t reading much fiction these days. Instead, he said he’s been immersed in two nonfiction works: “The End of Power” by Moises Naim and “Present Shock” by Douglas Rushkoff. Continue reading
Mar 07 Why economists take out their own trash before the monthly jobs report By Karen Kosanovich, Julie Hatch Maxfield On "jobs Friday," Making Sense speaks with two Bureau of Labor Statistics economists about what it's like to prepare one of the most closely-watched, and guarded, economic indicators in America. Continue reading
Mar 07 Military deserves 'scrutiny' on sexual assaults, General Dempsey says By Larisa Epatko Even though a bill changing the way the military would handle sexual assault cases failed in the Senate, it showed a lack of confidence in the military to solve the problem, as the president directed, said Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch Military deserves 'scrutiny' on sexual assaults, Gen. Dempsey says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 A welcome 175K jobs, but long-term unemployment here to stay By Simone Pathe The economy added 175,000 jobs last month, a relief after anemic growth earlier this winter. But 3.85 million Americans have been unemployed for over 27 weeks. Continue reading