Aug 22 Watch Marcus and Gerson on lessons from Ferguson, Islamic State threat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 22 As governments invade privacy, tools for encryption grow more popular By Charles Pulliam-Moore In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA collecting massive amounts of user meta-data, many people went in search of safer, more secure ways to use the internet anonymously. Once thought to be something only used by the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Harry Reid apologizes for telling jokes about Asians at business leaders lunch By Michelle Rindels Reid was addressing the city's Asian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday when he told the audience, "I don't think you're smarter than anybody else, but you've convinced a lot of us you are."… Continue reading
Aug 22 How many vacation days has President Obama taken? By Associated Press President Barack Obama as of Friday has spent all or part of 138 days on vacation, less time away from the White House than his predecessors. Here's a look at how they compare. The totals exclude trips to the Camp… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Former VA governor leans on marital struggles as defense to fight corruption charges By PBS News Hour Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell returned to the stand in his public corruption trial, describing in detail how relations with his wife had broken down in order to show that the couple could not have jointly engaged in a criminal… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch LIVE: What happens next in Ferguson? By News Desk The aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson has been widely covered by local and national news outlets. But, the violence and looting have overshadowed some of the core issues that need to be addressed. Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Can hashtag activism have real impact? By Nora Daly Hashtag activism is a term coined to describe the use of viral hashtags on social media to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes, but can it affect real change?… Continue reading
Aug 21 Obama 'appalled' by journalist's beheading, but what is the world willing to do about ISIL? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama talks tough on ISIL McDonnell begins testimony in corruption trial Pryor touts support for "a law" that happens to be the Affordable Care Act The Iraq box: President Barack Obama said Wednesday the… Continue reading
Aug 20 Navy kicks out 34 for nuke cheating ring By Robert Burns, Associated Press At least 34 sailors are being kicked out of the Navy for their roles in a cheating ring that operated undetected for at least seven years at a nuclear power training site, and 10 others are under criminal investigation, the… Continue reading
Aug 20 Obama: world is 'appalled' by James Foley killing By Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama says the United States will continue to confront Islamic State extremists despite the brutal murder of journalist James Foley. Continue reading