Nation Jul 07 Appeals court blocks Arizona's policy of denying licenses to immigrants An appeals court reversed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy Monday that denied young immigrants from receiving driver's licenses under an Obama administration program that granted qualifying immigrants deportation deferrals.
Arts Jul 07 Rum Tum Tugger to return as a rapping feline in 'Cats' revival Andrew Lloyd Webber said Monday that the musical will undergo a few changes before its 12-week run at London's Palladium beginning Dec. 6, including the character of Rum Tum Tugger revamped as a "contemporary street cat."…
Health Jul 07 FDA regulation can't keep pace with new mobile health apps Although lawmakers have repeatedly called on Congress to create a special office within the FDA to regulate health apps available in the mobile marketplace, the idea was rejected at a roundtable discussion on medical device security in…
Arts Jul 03 Willie Nelson on his bloody first performance In an interview on his tour bus in June, country music legend Willie Nelson described to PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown how a nosebleed didn't stop him from completing his first performance.
World May 22 Russia and China block UN measure to investigate Syrian war crimes Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that would allow the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes from both sides in Syria's ongoing civil war, a three-year conflict that has claimed more than 160,000…
Nation May 16 GM fined $35 million for ignition switch defects May 16, 12:50 p.m. EDT | Updated General Motors will pay a $35 million civil penalty for its failure to report a ignition switch defect in 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars, the Department of Transportation announced…
Nation May 15 Entire state of California now in extreme drought, fueling wildfires As firefighters attempt to extinguish several fires across Southern California, 100 percent of the state is now in extreme drought or worse.
World May 14 Update: Violent protest erupts as death toll rises to 245 in Turkish coal mine explosion Turkish officials raised the death toll to 245 Wednesday as rescue units continue to search for 120 miners still trapped underground. A coal mine in western Turkey collapsed after a power distribution unit exploded Tuesday.
World May 13 Six Ukrainian troops killed in pro-Russian ambush At least 30 pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian troops Tuesday, killing six soldiers and wounding eight others. Armed with grenade launchers and automatic weapons, the pro-Russia insurgency attacked the troops nearby the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s defense ministry said…
Nation May 09 Model aircraft nearly collided with U.S. airliner in March The pilot told officials that he saw a small, camouflaged fixed-wing aircraft about 2,300 feet above the ground fly "so close to his jet that he was sure he had collided with it," said Jim Williams, manager of the FAA's…