Nov 29 Watch California students take a stand to topple teacher tenure; New York up next By PBS News Hour A 2012 legal case brought by nine public school students in California, who argued the state's teacher tenure laws denied their right to a quality education, ended a few months ago after a judge declared the laws unconstitutional. Shortly after… Continue watching
Nov 19 5 things you should know about the freaky Buffalo snowstorm By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Parts of Erie County, New York have been buried in over 5 feet of snow -- and they may get another 3 feet by Friday. Here's what you should know about the storm. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch What threat do ‘lone wolf’ terrorists pose to America’s national security? By PBS News Hour Last Monday in Quebec, a man purposely crashed his car into two soldiers, killing one of them. On Thursday in Queens, New York, a man who had posted comments sympathetic to jihadists used a hatchet to attack four rookie police… Continue watching
Oct 26 The potential downside of mandatory quarantines By Associated Press Mandatory 21-day quarantines on health care workers returning from Ebola-ravaged West Africa, like those put in place by three states, can have the unintended consequence of discouraging them from volunteering, a top federal health official said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch ‘It’s just not easy to catch:’ Dissecting the dangers of contracting Ebola By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 25 Worldwide Ebola cases top 10,000, WHO reports By Rialda Zukic More than 10,000 people worldwide have been infected with the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization reported Saturday, and nearly half of those people died. Continue reading
Oct 25 More calls for quarantines across U.S. amid Ebola concerns By Connie Cass, Associated Press The Ebola virus's arrival in New York City and yet another West African nation - Mali - renewed questions about whether stricter travel restrictions would help lock down the deadly disease. The governors of New York and New Jersey went… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Officials try to ease worries about NYC’s first Ebola case By PBS News Hour New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have… Continue watching
Oct 24 Rep. Issa: New case raises questions on Ebola By Erica Werner, Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The new case of Ebola diagnosed in New York City has raised "even more questions about procedures in treating patients and risks to Americans," a Republican committee chairman said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 23 Doctor tests positive for Ebola in New York By Justin Scuiletti A doctor tested positive for Ebola in New York City after returning from a trip treating the disease in Guinea, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading