Sep 07 I didn’t want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it? By Philip Moeller Social Security administers many aspects of Medicare including the enrollment process and handling the deduction of Part B premiums from monthly Social Security payments. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:52 Counting the benefits of teaching math to 3-year-olds By PBS News Hour In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage very young children to think and talk about math concepts… Continue watching
Sep 06 Could Gary Johnson get hot and play the spoiler in the presidential election? By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press PHOENIX — Unpopular among many Americans, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have opened the door for a third-party spoiler in the presidential campaign — and just as Gary Johnson is starting to warm up. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 5:10 A high-tech, high-end clothing company that’s keeping jobs in America By PBS News Hour Voormi transforms locally sourced Rocky Mountain sheep wool into high-end outdoor clothing. But the Colorado startup is also hoping to help transform rural communities into small manufacturing hubs, where economic development is needed the most. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 3:08 Mother Teresa declared a saint in Vatican ceremony By PBS News Hour Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday. St. Teresa, who died in 1997, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifetime of work caring for the poor in the Indian city of… Continue watching
Sep 04 8 things you didn’t know about bees By Kamala Kelkar Beekeepers all over the world in the last ten years have reported significant colony losses that may be caused by interconnected effects of pesticides, parasites, landscape changes and a warmer climate. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 6:48 Could California’s drought make residents sick? By PBS News Hour As California's five-year drought continues, the community of East Porterville has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, nearly 500 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and washing food. Continue watching
Sep 03 Light show turns primeval Kyoto forest, shrine into a kaleidoscope By Corinne Segal For a few brief days this summer, a sacred shrine and forest in Kyoto, Japan, became a technicolor dreamscape. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:57 Fame offers Kaepernick and fellow athletes a platform for dissent By PBS News Hour San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines this week when he refused to stand for the national anthem, in protest against injustice he perceives in the U.S. What is the significance of Kaepernick’s actions, and how do they fit… Continue watching
Sep 02 Antibacterial soap may do more harm than good, FDA says By Emily Wishingrad Soaps and wash products labeled “antibacterial” can no longer be sold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. Continue reading