Politics Jul 14 New Orleans Police Officers Indicted in Post-Katrina Shooting Case Six current and former New Orleans Police Department officers were indicted Tuesday in the latest in a series of cases looking into questionable police action after Hurricane Katrina. Four officers were charged in connection with the deaths of two…
Science Jun 03 BP Releases Animation of Cap Maneuver What exactly are you watching on those live feeds of robotic arms 5,000 feet underwater? BP just released an animation of its most recent efforts to contain the oil leak: They're attempting to connect the lower marine…
World Apr 19 Oklahoma City Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Bombing Fifteen years ago today at 9:02 a.m., a bomb detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. In total, 168 people died, including 19 children, and more than 600 were injured in what was at the…
Economy Apr 02 Patchwork Nation: Unemployment Rate Stories From Very Different Places A lot of economic numbers and letters have been flying around this recession: unemployment rates, foreclosure rates, and L-, U- and W-shaped recessions. Patchwork Nation even has its own Economic Hardship Index. On Friday, the March unemployment report…
Politics Apr 01 April 1 is National Census Day Updated: 6:02 pm ET No, it's not an April Fool's Day Joke. The U.S. Census Bureau wants households to mail in the 10-questions forms by today to compile a snapshot of U.S. residents -- citizens and…
Health Mar 15 How Obama Tailors Health Care Reform Pitch for Different Audiences This week could make or break the Democratic health reform plan. In hopes of the effort succeeding, President Obama has stepped up his involvement considerably in recent weeks. In fact, Mr. Obama has put his entire presidency on the line…
Politics Mar 02 Texas GOP Primary a 3-Way Fight to Possible Run-Off Updated 5:45pm EST Voters in Tuesday's Texas GOP primary have three options in the governor's race: incumbent Gov. Rick Perry faces U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina, a candidate from the ever-growing Tea Party…
Nation Feb 24 Under Fire, Toyota President Apologizes for Safety Missteps The president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, arrived Wednesday on Capitol Hill and took "full responsibility" for the safety lapses that forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the U.S. "My name is on every car," Toyoda said in…
Health Dec 30 Patchwork Nation: As Health Care Bill Details Solidify, Public Support Drops After months of debate and wrangling to get health reform bills passed in the Senate and the House, much of the support from the public has now dwindled, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People…
Economy Dec 23 Patchwork Nation: Some Good Economic News for the Holidays The map above shows how counties compare in Patchwork Nation’s Hardship Index. Darker shades of red indicate tougher times over the past month, relative to the rest of the country. Just…