Dec 05 Pope Francis sets up committee to prevent sexual abuse Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images After a recent meeting between the Pope and his cardinal advisers, the archbishop of Boston announced that Pope Francis will be convening a committee to prevent sexual abuse of children and offer help… Continue reading
Dec 05 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill answers your questions Do you have questions for Gwen Ifill ? Join her for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week, at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday. On the table: all things politics: Chat with Gwen Ifill of… Continue reading
Dec 05 Twitter Chat: How should we determine the minimum wage? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats from 1 to 2 p.m. EST each Thursday. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the hash tag #NewsHourChats. This week: is the minimum wage a livable wage? Is it meant to… Continue reading
Dec 05 What we're watching Thursday Fast food worker walkout Fast food workers are planning walkouts in 100 cities to demand higher minimum wage. These rallies will be the largest showing over the issue of economic disparity over the past year. International community intervenes… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch States and cities grapple with cuts to pensions that workers have already earned States and cities grapple with cuts to pensions that workers have already earned… Continue watching
Dec 04 Astronauts hope to grow lettuce on the moon in 2015 Mizuna lettuce growing on the International Space Station. Photo courtesy NASA NASA hopes that by 2015 plants will take root in space, and astronauts can get a fresh salad on the moon. The LPX -- Lunar Plant Growth… Continue reading
Dec 04 NSA collects nearly 5 billion cellphone location records every day .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by The Washington Post… Continue reading
Dec 04 Ten pilot whales dead, dozens of others stranded in Florida Everglades .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue reading
Dec 04 Sydney bids farewell to analog television .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Analog television programs played… Continue reading
Dec 04 What's Libor and why is it in the news again? Photo courtesy of Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The European Union Wednesday morning became the latest regulator to fine global financial institutions to settle charges they colluded to rig benchmark interest rates to their benefit. The 1.7 billion… Continue reading