Politics Jul 31 Holder: Big data is leading to 'fundamental unfairness' in drug sentencing Attorney General Eric Holder told PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill on Thursday that he's worried about the criminal justice system relying on so-called big data, in some states, for its drug sentencing. States should, the attorney general said, base a sentence…
World Jul 31 WHO launches $100 million response effort as Ebola virus deaths top 700 The World Health Organization announced a $100 million response plan Thursday to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is now responsible for more 700 deaths.
Arts Jul 23 Taking the Batman out of the shadows When the “Bat-Man” first appeared, he did so from the shadows, clad in a vampiric cowl with slits for eyes, long, sharp ears and a cape with bat-like wings. That was in 1939, in the pages of Detective Comics No.
World Jul 18 Ukraine: Intercepted audio shows separatist rebels shot down Malaysia Airlines plane conversations between separatist rebels and Russian officers that suggest the insurgency was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, killing 298 people on board.
Arts Jul 17 Broadway and cabaret actress Elaine Stritch dead at 89 Cabaret legend and Broadway mainstay Elaine Stritch died in her Michigan home Thursday from natural causes, her publicist confirmed. The brassy performer was 89.
Arts Jul 17 African-American hero soars to the mantle of Captain America Marvel Comics revealed Wednesday that Sam Wilson, known in the comic books as the African-American winged superhero Falcon, will now don the red, white and blue Captain America costume.
Arts Jul 15 Marvel's hammer-wielding Thor is now a woman Announced on the ABC talk show "The View," the unidentified actress will take on the role of cosmic defender from her male predecessor. According to a Marvel press release, the current Thor is no longer "worthy" to wield Mjolnir, the…
World Jul 15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa worsens as death toll tops 600 The WHO said that 85 new cases and 69 deaths were reported between July 8-12, indicating a "high level of transmission" of the hemorrhagic fever across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. WHO anticipates the virus will spread to…
World Jul 14 Re-floated Costa Concordia cruise ship to be towed to Genova for scrapping Salvage crews refloated the shipwrecked Costa Concordia on Monday, so that the cruise ship may be towed and scrapped in Genova later this month.
World Jul 09 Germany's blowout of Brazil at World Cup breaks Twitter records Soccer fans and gawkers alike (including deities) collectively flocked to Twitter on Tuesday to respond to Germany’s 7-1 dismantling of Brazil in the semifinal match of the 2014 World Cup. And according to FIFA, the flurry of emotions that people…