• California wildfires signal the arrival of a planetary fire age

    California wildfires signal the arrival of a planetary fire age

    Nov 02, 2019 07:15 PM EST

    ... ice age for fire. You have a Pyrocene. The contours of such an epoch are already becoming visible through the smoke. If you doubt it, just ask California. Stephen Pyne is an emeritus professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. This article was originally published on ...

  • Castro calls on Democratic voters to push past 'safe choice' in 2020

    Castro calls on Democratic voters to push past 'safe choice' in 2020

    Oct 30, 2019 10:35 PM EST

    Julián Castro: ... so that they're contributing something into the system and they're able to get preventative care. I think that's smarter and a cheaper way to do it. Judy Woodruff: Let me just ask you several other things. Health care for all of us, your proposal is ...

  • Trump is suggesting foreign leaders investigate the Bidens. Is that illegal?

    Trump is suggesting foreign leaders investigate the Bidens. Is that illegal?

    Oct 03, 2019 10:50 PM EST

    ... Director of National Intelligence. Welcome to you both. Thank you for joining us. I'm going to start with you, Attorney General Mukasey. Let me just ask first, before we get to oath of office, and ask about the law. Is what President Trump is doing in asking another country ...

  • McDonald's uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring

    McDonald's uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring

    Sep 25, 2019 12:39 PM EST

    Want a job at McDonald's? Just ask your smartphone. Starting Wednesday, McDonald's Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant. If users say, "Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald's," Alexa will ask which ...

  • In U.S.-Iran conflict, Iranian foreign minister asks 'who's being provocative'

    In U.S.-Iran conflict, Iranian foreign minister asks 'who's being provocative'

    Jul 19, 2019 10:50 PM EST

    ... it. From 2005 to 2013, we actually paid many times in international isolation, in international pressure, in sanctions. But if he says we are the greatest threat to the United States and to international peace, just ask him, who is bombing Yemen? Who is imprisoning the prime minister of Lebanon?

  • The push to eliminate surprise medical bills

    The push to eliminate surprise medical bills

    Jun 02, 2019 10:47 PM EST

    ... went to an E.R. and I got a bill for over $900 from a doctor who wasn't in my network. I wanted to just ask you it how often does this happen? Rachel Bluth: They're really prevalent. Some studies say that up to one in five emergency ...

  • How the Met is handling dilemma of donor accountability

    How the Met is handling dilemma of donor accountability

    May 16, 2019 10:30 PM EST

    ... functioning of the institution and our identity. And, in that case, we might decide not to accept a gift. But that threshold is higher than just a litmus test around the personality or likability of a particular donor. Jeffrey Brown: Let me just ask you, very briefly, though, are you ...

  • Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

    Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

    Mar 28, 2019 07:04 PM EST

    ... just helping teachers endure it. “As we can see from the abysmal teacher attrition rates still going on, we need to do something more than just ask teachers to buck up and meditate,” said Jason Margolis, a Duquesne University professor of education. But backers of these programs say frazzled, emotionally ...

  • Why Trump's national emergency plan could present a 'major constitutional test'

    Why Trump's national emergency plan could present a 'major constitutional test'

    Feb 14, 2019 11:40 PM EST

    ... constitutional test here as to whether or not the president has the power to do what he's trying to do. Judy Woodruff: Let me just ask you about the mechanics of this, though, Secretary Panetta. I mean, does the president have any power, purely executive power, to change -- to ...

  • Klobuchar 'very concerned' about Barr's independence in light of Mueller memo

    Klobuchar 'very concerned' about Barr's independence in light of Mueller memo

    Jan 15, 2019 11:45 PM EST

    ... with hardly any of us. But I think everyone should be able to meet with him before making a decision. Judy Woodruff: So let me just ask you, if he were to serve and not recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation, could you be comfortable that he would be ...