Mar 19 Watch What Toyota’s $1.2 billion settlement means for the auto industry By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a record $1.2 billion dollar penalty leveled at automaker Toyota. A four-year criminal investigation determined the car company had concealed unintended acceleration issues, a serious safety concern. That case could serve as a warning to General… Continue watching
Mar 19 Toyota to pay $1.2 billion for misleading public on safety recalls By Ellen Rolfes Toyota has come to a $1.2 billion settlement to end a Justice Department criminal probe into how the company handled customer complaints and automobile recalls related to safety problems with their vehicles from 2009 to 2010. "Today we can say… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Study exposes scope and business strategies of America’s underground sex trade By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Former IRS official refuses to testify on agency’s targeting of conservative groups By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the agency’s tea party scandal once again refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday that quickly devolved into political bickering between Democrats and Republicans. Lois Lerner… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Holder says state attorney generals aren’t obliged to enforce gay marriage bans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 10 Justice Department grants equal protection to married same-sex couples under its care By Jaywon Choe In a sweeping move, the Justice Department announced it will begin providing equal rights to every lawfully married, same-sex couple under its purview, including inmates in federal prisons and those testifying in courts. In a memo to be issued Monday,… Continue reading
Feb 08 Same-sex married couples to receive more privileges in federal court By Kayla Ruble The U.S. Justice Department will extend new rights to same-sex married couples, according to excerpts released from a speech by Attorney General Eric Holder. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch News Wrap: Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Federal prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon, where three were killed and more than 260 were wounded. Also, New York Mayor Bill… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch News Wrap: Rescue teams search for missing victims of deadly Quebec fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch News Wrap: Justice Department expected to expand limits of racial profiling By PBS News Hour Continue watching