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Without Money to Retire, Paramedic Works Out to Keep Working
Watch Video Joel Peters, 62, plans on working as a paramedic for as long as he can perform the physically demanding job. Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger. Sixty-two isn't too old to be a paramedic, at least according to Joel Peters. "...
Are College and Career Skills Really the Same?
The Common Core curriculum standards don't prepare students for the workforce, says Robert Lerman. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: Centrist economist Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute and American University is back on...
Khamenei 'Yes Men' Fill Iran's Ballot, Analysts Say
Screen grab of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Millions of Iranians go to the polls Friday to elect a president, and it will be a "one man, one vote" election. But experts say that only one man's vote really counts: Supreme Leader...
Administration Sharpens Focus on Syria With Chemical Weapons Report
An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013. With the United States concluding that the Syrian government crossed President Barack Obama's red line by using chemical...
Do Dying Trees Lead to More Human Deaths? The Debate Continues
The emerald ash borer has been attacking all 22 species of North American ash trees in the last few years, killing nearly every tree it infests. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Flickr user Darkroom Daze. The hypothesis: Trees improve people's health...
U.S. Says Assad Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons Against Rebels
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Two major stories tonight. We begin with a late development about the war in Syria. The Obama administration has concluded the Syrian government has utilized chemical weapons in its fight against...