• When it comes to defining 'terrorism,' there is no consensus

    When it comes to defining 'terrorism,' there is no consensus

    Feb 26, 2017 10:20 PM EDT

    ... s a public discussion about what we should do about terrorism,” Theriault said. “[People] should be understanding what drives them.” "[Terrorism] is a highly charged term and it tends to signal an extremely negative group and it comes with a lot of preconceptions." -- Jordan Theriault, Boston College doctoral student People ...

  • Can President Trump keep his promises to coal country?

    Can President Trump keep his promises to coal country?

    Feb 21, 2017 10:43 PM EDT

    ... jobless rate stood at 4.7 percent, unemployment in those five counties ranged from 5.6 percent to 10.1 percent. Deskins noted that long-term reliance on coal jobs in these areas means that fewer people pursued higher education, making transitioning to a post-coal economy more difficult. Stephanie ...

  • News Wrap: Trump vows to keep fighting in court for travel ban

    News Wrap: Trump vows to keep fighting in court for travel ban

    Feb 08, 2017 12:15 AM EDT

    ... year for 2016 is "surreal." The Merriam-Webster dictionary people define it as unbelievable or fantastic. They say online searches for surreal spiked after last year's terror attacks. The most popular day for that search term, though? The day after the presidential election. JUDY WOODRUFF: What do you know?

  • How the housing crisis boxed in some job seekers

    How the housing crisis boxed in some job seekers

    Feb 07, 2017 09:02 PM EDT

    ... pronounced in distressed housing markets with recourse mortgages, which allow lenders to go after a defaulting homeowner's other assets. The researchers found clear job-search differences in border areas in which one state allowed recourse mortgages and the other did not. From the standpoint of firms, the constrained search ...

  • U.S. suspends immigration program helping non-Muslim Iranians

    U.S. suspends immigration program helping non-Muslim Iranians

    Jan 28, 2017 03:08 PM EDT

    ... search continues for the rest through airline ticket bookings and other means, Schnoell said. Other officials said a small number of Iranians with such short-term visas already were in Austria. It wasn't immediately clear what would happen with them. The end of the program, named for former Sen ...

  • On final foreign stop in Davos, Biden offers plea to Trump

    On final foreign stop in Davos, Biden offers plea to Trump

    Jan 17, 2017 01:26 AM EDT

    ... president traveled here after a last-minute weekend trip to Ukraine on what will be his final foreign mission during President Barack Obama’s second term. Biden said his “prayer” is for the next administration to continue his efforts to find a cure for cancer, adding that he had “already ...

  • Can Instagram's new tool really help users who self-harm?

    Can Instagram's new tool really help users who self-harm?

    Jan 16, 2017 09:49 PM EDT

    Is social media reporting the future of mental health treatment?

  • Few women run the nation's school districts. Why?

    Few women run the nation's school districts. Why?

    Dec 30, 2016 09:50 PM EDT

    Even though K-12 education is largely a female enterprise, men dominate the chief executive's office in numbers that look especially bleak given that the pool of talent is deep with women.

  • News Wrap: Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department

    News Wrap: Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department

    Dec 16, 2016 12:48 AM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. A first-term congressman, Zinke has pushed for energy independence and voted to expand oil and gas drilling. Also, white supremacist Dylann Roof was found guilty of federal hate crimes in the killing of nine black church-goers in Charleston,...

  • News Wrap: As Tennessee wildfire smoke clears, recovery efforts intensify

    News Wrap: As Tennessee wildfire smoke clears, recovery efforts intensify

    Dec 02, 2016 12:35 AM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, the smoke is clearing from days of wildfires in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, and recovery efforts are in full swing. The blazes in and around the eastern city of Gatlinburg left 10 people dead before 24 hours of rain quenched the flames. Also, French President Francois Hollande said he will...