Jan 27 Watch News Wrap: Rescue teams search for missing victims of deadly Quebec fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1 percent By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural… Continue reading
Jan 27 Majority of Americans receiving food stamps are working-age By News Desk For the first time, working-age people make up the majority of Americans relying on government food stamps -- a major shift in trends from a few years ago when children and elderly made up the bulk of those receiving the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Obama administration tops its own deportation record By Ruth Tam In one term, the Obama Administration has deported roughly 80 percent the number of immigrants the George W. Bush administration deported in two. Pew Research Center reported that Homeland Security set new records for deportations in 2012. Continue reading
Jan 27 Join NewsHour's State of the Union Twitter watch party By Bridget Shirvell The PBS NewsHour team invites you to watch it with us by participating in our “watch party” on Twitter. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Legal marijuana businesses seek banking solutions By PBS News Hour Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the administration will soon roll out regulations to allow banks to do business with legal marijuana sellers. How will the Department of Justice’s decision impact owners of legal marijuana stores and dispensaries?… Continue watching
Jan 26 Lawmakers sponsor minimum-wage bills across the country By Elisabeth Ponsot An Associated Press review shows lawmakers in more than half of U.S. states are sponsoring or are expected to introduce legislation for minimum-wage increases. Continue reading
Jan 26 Maryland mall shooter identified by police By News Desk Police say the shooter, Darion Marcus Aguilar, used a 12-gauge shotgun to kill two mall employees, before turning the gun on himself at mall in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 25 Victims identified in Maryland mall shooting By Kayla Ruble Police have identified two of the victims in the Maryland mall shooting that left three people dead and five injured on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 25 Official briefing on deadly mall shooting in Maryland By Kayla Ruble Three people were killed Saturday in a shooting at a shopping mall in Columbia, Maryland, located just outside of Baltimore. Watch the live stream below of the 1:15 p.m. media briefing being held at the mall. Another press conference… Continue reading