Oct 23 Twitter Chat: What's your definition of the American Dream? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the #NewsHourChats Photo by David Sachs/SEIU International The American Dream has meant many things to many people,… Continue reading
Oct 23 Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff to appear on 'The Colbert Report' By News Desk Tonight! "The Colbert Report" Wednesday evening features our own Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff as they join host Stephen Colbert to discuss their roles as PBS NewsHour's first female co-anchor team. Tip of the hat to… Continue reading
Oct 23 Health care law poses tough test for school districts Photo by Getty Images For years, schools across the U.S. have depended on workers like custodians, bus drivers and teachers' aides. Often these employees have worked for low salaries and without health insurance. Yet with the roll-out of… Continue reading
Oct 23 FROM THE WIRE BREAKING: Germany: Merkel calls Obama after finding out US may have spied on her mobile phone.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 23 SEC 'crowdfunding' rules will give start-ups a new way to fundraise Small businesses and start-up companies are one step closer to having the ability to raise investment capital over the internet. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules today to implement a provision to the 2012 Jumpstart Our… Continue reading
Oct 23 Royals gather before Prince George's christening .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Britain's future monarch, Prince George… Continue reading
Oct 23 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey struck by 'sense of power' in Detroit students' work .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey… Continue reading
Oct 23 New Mexico's Supreme Court hears arguments over same-sex marriage Photo by Wikipedia user WhisperToMe/Public Domain The New Mexico Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on whether or not the state will legally allow same-sex marriages. New Mexico is the only state without guidelines that explicitly… Continue reading
Oct 23 700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxes WASHINGTON -- A Treasury investigator says nearly 700 people who work for Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes. That's about 5 percent of all IRS contract workers. In a report released Wednesday, the IRS inspector general… Continue reading
Oct 23 How long does Obama have to fix healthcare.gov? Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images They've got a few weeks. But if federal officials can't get the new online insurance marketplace running smoothly by mid-November, the problems plaguing the three-week-old website could become a far bigger threat to the… Continue reading