Oct 29 Watch Congress grills Medicare head as some insurance holders get cancellation notices Congress grills Medicare head as some insurance holders get cancellation notices… Continue watching
Oct 29 New poll gives McAuliffe big lead in Virginia By Terence Burlij Virginia Tech students attend a Monday event in Blacksburg, Va. for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images With one week to go until Election Day in Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe has expanded… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Uproar over U.S. surveillance scope raises question of what spying is acceptable Uproar over U.S. surveillance scope raises question of what spying is acceptable… Continue watching
Oct 27 Velvet Underground leader and legendary musician Lou Reed is dead Singer Lou Reed performs on stage at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, on June 14, 2012. Credit: Paul Bergen/AFP/GettyImages Rolling Stone reports Velvet Underground leader and celebrated New York musician Lou Reed is dead at 71. Continue reading
Oct 26 Meet the student hackers behind the 'Plaid Parliament of Pwning' By Travis Daub Earlier this year, the "Plaid Parliament of Pwning" team held a hacking contest for high school students called "Toaster Wars." Consider a phone charger that not only charges your smartphone, but also scans any Android device for malware, viruses and… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Saudi women take to the road Women in Saudi Arabia stood up to authorities Saturday by breaking a ban on driving. The rule stems from conservative religious customs and isn't written in law -- but that hasn't stopped police from arresting women who get behind the… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Secret weapon against hacking: College students Training the next generation of cybersecurity experts to fight off the bad guys. Continue watching
Oct 26 Paradise found: A history of pineapple, sugar and seeds in Hawaii .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%; } NewsHour Weekend's Tracy Wholf explores… Continue reading
Oct 25 Obama agenda hinges on health care fixes By Terence Burlij, Bridget Bowman President Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking about immigration reform in the East Room of the White House Thursday. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The day after Congress approved a measure to end the government shutdown and raise… Continue reading