Apr 16 Watch 7:43 Why it's so hard to get off welfare By PBS News Hour Since 1996, in order to get welfare in the U.S., you have to work. The Clinton Welfare-to-Work program successfully got millions of families off the social safety net program. But today's recipients face stagnant low wages and limited resources for… Continue watching
Apr 16 New Kansas law would limit how welfare recipients can spend their benefits By John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. -- A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can't use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don'ts runs to several dozen items. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 9:09 Would $15 save employees and break employers? By PBS News Hour Low-wage workers around the nation went out in protest on April 15, demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour. A few big corporations have begun raising their pay, but some critics say a major hike would hurt employers and… Continue watching
Apr 15 Fields of flowers bloom, brighten the Netherlands By Lorna Baldwin The world’s second largest flower garden, the Keukenhof park in Lisse, the Netherlands, was awash in a palette of colors today as its seven million bulbs covering 79 acres came into bloom. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 7:01 Why character, not career success, is key to a life of consequence By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 April 14-15, 1865: The tragic final hours of Abraham Lincoln By Dr. Howard Markel The macabre details of Abraham Lincoln’s final hours were described in a report written by a 23-year-old Army captain named Charles A. Leale, a doctor who was at Ford's Theatre the night the president was assassinated. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:25 This cement alternative absorbs CO2 like a sponge By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 13 Adnan Syed's case gets another look with launch of new podcast 'Undisclosed' By Eric Krupke A new podcast that features the story of Adnan Syed, a man serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend when he was a teenager, kicked off today with a 40-minute episode. “Undisclosed: The State… Continue reading
Apr 13 Rubio tells donors he's running for White House By Philip Elliott and Brendan Farrington, Associated Press MIAMI -- Sen. Marco Rubio tells his top donors that he is running for president because he feels "uniquely qualified" to pitch his Republican Party as one that will defend the American Dream. Continue reading
Apr 13 What does Marco Rubio believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Geoffrey Lou Guray He’s the son of Cuban immigrants. A law school student who got his political start as a congressional intern and rose to become Florida’s youngest-ever state House speaker. And his favorite hip hop songs come from N.W.A, Eminem and Tupac… Continue reading