Feb 21 Watch Questioning solitary confinement for adolescents at Rikers Island By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on Ukraine upheaval, trade policy skepticism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch News Wrap: U.S. skier Shiffrin, 18, becomes youngest to win slalom gold By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Former NBC foreign correspondent Garrick Utley dies at 74 By News Desk Garrick Utley, a former foreign correspondent and anchor for NBC News, died on Thursday night from prostate cancer. Continue reading
Feb 21 Too many college grads? Or too few? By Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Jeff Strohl Don't believe the statistics that point to the stagnant demand for college-educated workers; college attendance is still an advantage in the labor market, and suggesting otherwise only discourages those who could benefit most from going to college. Continue reading
Feb 21 Residents live in filth, fear in mismanaged Bay Area public housing By Amy Julia Harris, The Center for Investigative Reporting Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development compiles a list of the worst of the worst public housing agencies across the nation. The city of Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco and home to Chevron… Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. agriculture booms to record highs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Continue reading
Feb 21 Detroit files its bankruptcy plan in federal court By Margaret Myers Detroit filed its bankruptcy strategy in federal court Friday morning. The comprehensive plan, drafted by state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, details how the city will restructure its $18 billion debt through cuts to pensions and creditors, and emerge from… Continue reading
Feb 21 Va. policy opens doors for transgender student-athletes, but does it go far enough? By Sam Lane A state board in Virginia on Wednesday approved a new policy that will allow transgender high school student-athletes to play a given sport based on the gender with which they identify. According to U.S. News and World Report, at least… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 20 years on, debating whether NAFTA is success story or damaging policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching