Feb 15 Watch 3:37 Is the economic impact of the labor disputes at West Coast ports just hype? By PBS News Hour A labor dispute between shipowners and longshoreman on the West Coast has been going on for months now. This weekend, the president dispatched labor secretary Thomas Perez to California to try to resolve it. For more, economist Christopher Thornberg joins… Continue watching
Feb 15 HSBC publishes apology for tax dodge scandal By Daniel Costa-Roberts Britain’s largest bank, HSBC, published a full-page apology letter in several U.K. newspapers Sunday, following allegations that the company’s Swiss private banking arm helped clients dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of assets. Continue reading
Feb 15 Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87 By Carey Reed Philip Levine, a former auto worker turned acclaimed poet, died Saturday. He was 87. His death was caused by complications from pancreatic cancer, the New York Times reported. Levine was perhaps best known for tackling the world of the… Continue reading
Feb 15 (Some) quiet on the eastern front as Ukraine’s cease-fire goes into effect By News Desk The cannonade ceased and guns fell suddenly silent across eastern Ukraine at midnight Saturday as a cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels took effect. As of Sunday afternoon, the truce held in much of the country, but rebels had… Continue reading
Feb 15 Six popular aquarium fish and what you should know about them By Saskia de Melker Americans love their aquariums. The United States reportedly imports nearly half of the total worldwide trade in aquarium fish, which almost all come from the wild, taken off of coral reefs and shipped to aquarists around the world. But while… Continue reading
Feb 15 Denmark on ‘high-alert’ after police kill gunman behind double terror attack By Andrew Mach The Danish Prime Minister said the country was still on "high-alert" on Sunday after police in Copenhagen shot and killed a 22-year-old man they believe was responsible for the double terror attack at a cafe and synagogue on Saturday and… Continue reading
Feb 15 Islamic State releases video purporting to show beheadings of 21 Egyptians By Andrew Mach The Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of a group of 21 Egyptians captured in Libya. Continue reading
Feb 15 Patched web glitch spurs flurry of sign-ups at health law deadline By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After a computer glitch was patched up, supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law were out in force Sunday trying to get uninsured people signed up by the official deadline for 2015 coverage. Continue reading
Feb 15 Chinese New Year celebrations around the globe ring in the Year of the Goat By News Desk Celebrations around the world are already underway for the Chinese New Year, which begins next Thursday, Feb. 19 and lasts until March 5. Often marked by fireworks and family feasts within China, customs and observances of 2015's Year of the… Continue reading
Feb 15 Top Muslim Brotherhood official sentenced to jail in Jordan By Carey Reed A Jordan court sentenced a top Muslim Brotherhood official to jail on Sunday for publicly criticizing the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading