Nov 17 Watch The GED gets a makeover: Will it make for better workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. On Sunday,… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Controversial case opens up discussion of abortion in Chile On Saturday, we report from Santiago. Chile has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, but the recent rape and impregnation of an 11-year-old girl has ignited a national debate on this previously taboo topic. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Eyewitness captures Polaroid of moment JFK was shot 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we hear from Mary Ann Moorman, an eyewitness at Dealey Plaza who shared her story with documentary filmmaker Alan Govenar. His film is currently on display at an exhibit at… Continue watching
Nov 15 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on the U.S.-Israel alliance, Batkid the hero By Hari Sreenivasan In this week's Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join me to tackle the tense relationship between the U.S. and Israel in the context of fragile negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Switching… Continue reading
Nov 15 Obama's health care mea culpa By Terence Burlij In an hour-long press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama says his administration "fumbled the rollout" of his signature health care law. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama entered the White House briefing room Thursday needing to accomplish… Continue reading
Nov 14 Janet Yellen faces Senate confirmation hearing .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } PBS NewsHour will… Continue reading
Nov 14 Low enrollment numbers up pressure on Obama administration By Terence Burlij House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called the rollout of the Affordable Care Act "a monumental mistake" Wednesday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Obama administration's announcement Wednesday that 106,185 Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch New statin guidelines expand how doctors calculate which patients could benefit New statin guidelines expand how doctors calculate which patients could benefit… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Sick Americans find solace in health reform's pre-existing conditions guarantee Sick Americans find solace in health reform's pre-existing conditions guarantee… Continue watching
Nov 13 What does space smell like? Astronaut Chris Hadfield answers your questions EmbedVideo(7971, 514, 320); Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an out-of-this-world celebrity when he covered David Bowie's "Space Oddity" aboard the International Space Station in May. The video went viral with more than 18 million views. Before that,… Continue reading