• Mark Zuckerberg grilled by Senate on data privacy, global influence and past mistakes

    Mark Zuckerberg grilled by Senate on data privacy, global influence and past mistakes

    Apr 10, 2018 10:50 PM EDT

    ... crisis. The U.N. and human rights groups accuse Facebook of allowing hateful anti-Muslim videos and other posts that facilitated violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Mark Zuckerberg: What's happening in Myanmar is a terrible tragedy and we need to do more. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.: We ...

  • What does aftermath of ‘Fire and Fury’ mean for Trump’s agenda?

    What does aftermath of ‘Fire and Fury’ mean for Trump’s agenda?

    Jan 10, 2018 11:40 PM EDT

    ... the White House. There is a structure there. There is order there that wasn't there a year ago. And what's going to happen in 2018 is, we're going to see people come together both in the White House and in Congress and focus on the election in ...

  • Column: Want to raise your credit score? Follow these two steps

    Column: Want to raise your credit score? Follow these two steps

    May 02, 2017 02:18 PM EDT

    ... struggle with credit card debt or you already danced with that beast yourself. Truthfully, a credit card is the simplest and really only way to build a credit score without generating debt. A basic credit card with no annual fee that you pay off every month in full won’t ...

  • After life-shattering loss, Sheryl Sandberg reaches out to others in grief

    After life-shattering loss, Sheryl Sandberg reaches out to others in grief

    Apr 24, 2017 11:22 PM EDT

    ... I work with. But when I came back to work, people barely spoke to me. They looked at me like I was a deer in the headlights. And I know they meant well. They were afraid to say the wrong thing, so they said nothing at all. JUDY WOODRUFF: What ...

  • Hackers hijacked these law enforcement computers for ransom

    Hackers hijacked these law enforcement computers for ransom

    Oct 13, 2016 03:11 PM EDT

    ... spam and some handle the ransom payments. Bitcoins are stored electronically and are transferred all over the internet, which makes the payments difficult to trace. What’s easy to see are the effects the criminals can have. When Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles was struck in February, the ...

  • Is economic anxiety fueling Trump and Sanders supporters?

    Is economic anxiety fueling Trump and Sanders supporters?

    Feb 26, 2016 12:37 AM EDT

    ... since college, secretary of labor under her husband, Bill, but now a Bernie Sanders supporter. Are you surprised by the turn America has taken politically in the last half-year? ROBERT REICH, University of California, Berkeley: I'm surprised at how fast it happened. I predicted in my book "Saving ...

  • Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente

    Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente

    Feb 23, 2016 02:23 PM EDT

    PAHRUMP, Nev. — Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them.

  • Oil innovators see opportunity amid record low prices

    Oil innovators see opportunity amid record low prices

    Aug 25, 2015 11:51 PM EDT

    As oil prices have dropped, energy companies have been looking for ways to save money. For innovators, this cost-cutting can actually present an opportunity. Special correspondent Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy reports from Wyoming.

  • Can just-in-time advice keep more college students on track?

    Can just-in-time advice keep more college students on track?

    Aug 21, 2015 06:06 PM EDT

    Online course management tools, which track students’ work and grades for a class, can also change their behavior and improve performance.

  • Building an oasis in a Philadelphia food desert

    Building an oasis in a Philadelphia food desert

    Aug 06, 2015 11:18 PM EDT

    In Philadelphia, a fourth-generation supermarket owner has gone where others have feared to tread: food deserts, low-income neighborhoods that have no direct access to a real grocery store. The small chain has given these communities a place to get nutritious food, health services and maybe most important, hundreds of new jobs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman...