Politics

Fact check: Is Jeb Bush right about Hispanic students' achievement in Florida?

By Kyla Calvert Mason

During a speech at the Detroit Economic Club last week, Jeb Bush veered from topics strictly fiscal. He touted his record improving Florida’s schools during his time in the governor’s office, including claiming that Hispanics in the state were “two…

Report claims automakers have failed to make cars hacker-proof

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers could take control of vehicles or steal personal data, a member of the U.S. Senate is…

Decision time for President Obama on arming Ukraine

By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford

President Obama’s meeting today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington is fraught with all kinds of geopolitical consequences.

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 8, 2015

By PBS News Hour

On this edition for Sunday, February 8, 2015, diplomatic efforts intensify in seeking a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in France have some Jewish citizens feeling under siege and others thinking about leaving, and…

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Poll: Slim majority approves of Obama job on unemployment

By Emily Swanson, Associated Press

Americans' views of President Barack Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, and opinions are more positive about the direction of the country and the health of the economy, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

New allegations renew old questions linking Saudi Arabia to 9-11 attacks

By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press

For years, some current and former American officials have been urging President Barack Obama to release secret files they say document links between the government of Saudi Arabia and the Sept. 11 attacks.

Lack of encryption standards raises health data privacy questions

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Insurers aren't required to encrypt consumers' data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health care privacy in the Internet age -- an omission that seems striking in light of the major cyberattack against Anthem.

Rand Paul's vaccine claims under microscope

By Thomas Beaumont, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

As a medical doctor, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has a rare set of credentials at the intersection of science and politics. But the glare of the 2016 presidential race is searing, and under it, Paul had a rough week.

Shields and Brooks on the politics of vaccination, using religion to justify evil acts

By PBS News Hour

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Could crash signal U.S. ski star Bode Miller's last race?

By Mary Jo Brooks, Tik Root

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller was forced to pull out of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last night, following a harrowing crash during the Super-G race on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Colorado.