Feb 05 Watch 4:34 Has the U.S. motto become ‘In Nothing We Trust’? By PBS News Hour Only 19 percent of American trust the government to do the right thing most of the time, according to a recent Pew Research poll, down from 77 percent in 1964. This lack of trust isn’t limited to the government --… Continue watching
Feb 05 Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorist acts By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity. Continue reading
Feb 04 New link between Zika virus and microcephaly is found in Brazil By Katie Worth, FRONTLINE Researchers say they've found some of the clearest evidence yet of a direct connection between Zika virus and microcephaly, a condition afflicting fetuses and newborns in Brazil. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:33 Sweden’s welcome to refugees disturbed by violent backlash By PBS News Hour Sweden has a reputation as the world's humanitarian conscience and a safe haven for refugees, but the country has been shaken by a series of protests and violent incidents carried out by right-wing vigilantes. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on… Continue watching
Feb 03 The Social Security pitfall we just learned about By Paul Solman Have you heard of "retroactivity"? The hidden provision can lower your lifetime Social Security benefits. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 5:42 New York Times unveils lost snapshots of black history By PBS News Hour The New York Times has begun to unpack never-before-seen photographs that help fill in a portrait of African-American history. Why did these images of historic moments and well-known figures go unpublished for so long? Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Rachel… Continue watching
Feb 02 Do you have the genetic profile of a morning person? By Nsikan Akpan Personal genetics company 23andMe found a profile of traits related to being a morning person. Continue reading
Feb 02 5 ways Iowa changes everything we thought we knew about this race By Lisa Desjardins It could have been predictable. It might not have showed anything new. But in the glow of fascinating results, the 2016 Iowa caucuses read like battles for the ages. Five juggernaut campaigns in two parties shattered voter numbers for Republicans… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 2:23 How good is Iowa at picking White House winners? By PBS News Hour How well do the Iowa caucuses predict success for a presidential candidate? Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team take a look at that state’s track record, what Iowans are posting on social media and how well these voters match… Continue watching
Feb 01 Cruz tops Trump in Iowa; Clinton, Sanders in virtual tie By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press After a long year of campaigning, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates face voters for the first time, battling in Iowa Monday for a boost toward the White House — or in many cases, simply a reason to stay in the… Continue reading