Politics Apr 17 8 million Americans have signed up for health care, Obama says Video by PBS NewsHour President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the number of Americans who have signed up for health care under the Affordable Care Act has grown to eight million, adding that 35 percent of enrollees are…
Nation Apr 17 At Kansas City memorial, Holder calls hate crimes an ‘affront to who we are’ Attorney General Eric Holder told hundreds of Kansas City, Kan. mourners Thursday that all Americans stood with their community after three people were killed at two Jewish facilities, in what local and federal authorities have called a hate crime.
Nation Apr 14 Justice Department to investigate whether Kansas shooting was a hate crime, Holder says http://youtu.be/yBm0ntHOAJ0 Video by Associated Press The Justice Department will investigate whether federal hate crimes were committed in a Kansas shooting that left three people dead Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
Nation Apr 10 USGS simulation shows how quickly the Washington landslide liquefied The U.S. Geological Survey released a computer simulation Thursday of the mile-wide Washington state mudslide, which left dozens dead and devastated at least 30 houses in March. In the simulation, an entire hillside near the town of Oso, Wash. collapses…
Health Apr 10 7.5 million Americans have signed up for health care, Sebelius says Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that 7.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act.
Arts Apr 07 40 years ago, people took a chance on ABBA Video by YouTube user mozpiano2 Forty years ago Monday, members of the Swedish pop group ABBA stepped on stage during the Eurovision Song Contest to take a risk that eventually led to their international superstardom. Donning silver platforms and…
Nation Apr 03 Fort Hood gunman showed no violent tendencies, Army says Updated 4:50 p.m. EDT The Iraq War veteran responsible for Wednesday’s shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas -- which killed three people and wounded 16 others -- has been identified as 34-year-old Spc. Ivan Lopez, Lt. Gen.
World Apr 01 Death toll in Syria’s civil war surpasses 150,000, human rights monitor says More than 150,000 have died during Syria's ongoing civil war, a Britain-based monitor group said Tuesday. Relying on a network of sources on the ground, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 150,344 people, including 51,212 civilians, have died…
Nation Mar 31 GM recalls 1.3 million vehicles for power steering failure General Motors Company recalled 1.3 million vehicles Monday for defects in the electric power steering assist, bringing the total of vehicles the automaker has recalled since February to 6.1 million, the Associated Press reports. The new recall includes…
Nation Mar 28 U.S. will recognize 300 same-sex marriages in Mich., Holder says U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the federal government will recognize the 300 same-sex marriages that took place last week in Michigan. Holder said in a statement that these Michigan couples will receive federal benefits.