The president is working with senators to approve a Trans-Pacific Partnership after efforts to expedite it are blocked and ABC plans a new primetime Muppet Show.
Senate's blocking of Pacific trade deal shows divide among Democrats
A key trade deal that President Barack Obama has made a top priority hit a roadblock in Congress this week, revealing a split among Democratic lawmakers and hinting at an uncertain future for the pact. The Transpacific Partnership deal would cover 12 nations, including the U.S. and countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America, and affect about 40 percent of the world's trade.
Running up against opposition in Congress is nothing new for President Obama, but there's a twist: it was Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who cast the crucial votes to derail legislation that would fast-track approval of the plan.
For more we're joined by Paul Kane, congressional reporter with the Washington Post.
Sports roundup: Patriots' Tom Brady suspended over 'deflategate,' Clippers falter in clinching playoff series
Tom Brady has won four Super Bowls, but could his punishment over inflated footballs in last year's playoffs tarnish his legacy? And the Clippers are on the verge of making franchise history with a win against the Houston Rockets. We're joined by
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Harriet Tubman wins online Women on 20s contest
Last week, a group known as Women on 20s sought online votes to determine which woman should replace Andrew Jackson.
Over 350,000 people voted in the final round, and Harriet Tubman took the win. Here to tell us more about the process is Susan Ades Stone, executive director of Women on 20s.
What we know so far about ABC's revival of 'The Muppets'
What do you get when you cross the TV show "The Office" with "The Muppet Show"?
Answer: the centerpiece of ABC's primetime lineup for next season.
The network officially announced the new show yesterday at the TV upfront presentations in New York.
The Hollywood Reporter's
joins Take Two to fill us in on what we know about the show so far.
Impatient: Using electronic records to lower healthcare costs
Over the past few weeks we've been talking about a medical movement which encourages doctors and patients to avoid tests and treatments which might be unnecessary and costly, or possibly even harmful, but this new line of thinking requires big behavioral changes.
And Southern California Public Radio's Rebecca Plevin has been exploring this shift. To read more about what Rebecca's discovered, visit her blog post.
Correction: In the audio version of this segment Rebecca mentions that an MRI test can expose a patient to radiation. While MRI’s use radio waves, they don’t use the potentially harmful ionizing radiation that you get in an x-ray. KPCC regrets the error.
How Santa Fe survived its drought
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzalez explains how his city reduced water use by 20% by hiking tiered water rates and and offering attractive energy efficiency rebates.
Parents answer the 'Goldilocks' question about child obesity
A recent study published in the Journal of Childhood Obesity suggests that a parent's opinion of whether their child is overweight has become less harsh.
Most parents believe their kids to be sized just right, even if that son or daughter weighs more than they should. This is in contrast to similar research done two decades ago.
Dustin T. Duncan, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University's Langone Medical Center, led the study, and he tells more.
The revolutionary music of 1965
The year 1965 is regarded as one of the best for rock music.
Bob Dylan released "Mr. Tambourine Man," Smokey Robinson and the Miracles had a hit with "The Tracks of My Tears." And The Rolling Stones wrote their smash "Satisfaction" at a hotel pool in Clearwater, Florida.
But for one writer, 1965 wasn't just a great year for music - it was a groundbreaking year.
We talk to Andrew Grant Jackson, his new book is called, "1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music."