Nation May 19 Cisco CEO asks Obama to curb NSA surveillance as a matter of ‘trust’ National Security Agency surveillance is undermining U.S. technology sales, claims the CEO of networking giant Cisco. John Chambers, in a letter dated May 15, wrote to President Barack Obama that the United States benefited economically because of the confidence of…
Nation May 16 1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking Rare footage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking, aided by braces on his legs as well as several Secret Service agents, has been made public after nearly 80 years.
Nation May 15 Media organizations launch lawsuit over Missouri lethal injection secrecy The Associated Press, The Guardian U.S., The Kansas City Star, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Springfield News-Leader filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections Thursday, claiming that the state’s secrecy in procuring lethal injection drugs prevents public…
Nation May 14 Houston tops list of dog attacks on postal workers Dogs had a bone to pick with Houston postal workers in 2013. On Wednesday, the United States Postal Service released its annual list of top cities where dogs frequently attack postal workers. Houston topped the list with a total…
Arts May 13 Surrealist, sculptor and ‘Alien’ designer H.R. Giger dies at 74 Artist, surrealist and sculptor H.R. Giger, known for designing the titular creature that first came to life in the 1979 horror film “Alien,” has died at the age of 74, his museum announced Tuesday.
World May 08 Orthodox Christians call for peace amid Ukraine turmoil Orthodox Christians -- in a call for peace amid high tensions -- prayed in front of the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine on Thursday…
Nation May 07 Fast food employees look to strike internationally on May 15 Fast-food workers announced their intention Wednesday to launch an international strike across 33 countries for better working conditions and pay.
Science May 05 Your next mixtape could hold more songs than tens of thousands of iPods combined Sony debuted a new tape format Sunday at the International Magnetics Conference in Dresden, Germany that can hold 148 gigabytes of data per square inch; shattering a previous magnetic tape record of 29.5 gigabytes. If packed into a…
World May 05 Boko Haram threatens to ‘sell’ abducted Nigerian schoolgirls A new video, obtained by Agence France-Presse, showed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau standing alongside masked individuals in front of armored vehicles, threatening to sell the abductees.
Nation May 02 Photo finish: Racing through 140 years of the Kentucky Derby Saturday marks the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. The Derby is a one-and-a-quarter mile stakes race in which three-year-old thoroughbred horses compete and has been held annually since 1875. The race is the first leg of what is known…