Health Jan 09 Navigating the complexity of a long-term care insurance policy Long-term care insurance plans can be difficult to understand and families who use them are sometimes faced with navigating complex rules, all while caring for a loved one. Bradley Frigon with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys says the…
Politics Jan 06 Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell sentenced to 2 years in prison on federal charges A judge today sentenced Bob McDonnell, Virginia's former governor and a one-time potential vice-presidential contender, to two years in prison after he was found guilty of political corruption.
Nation Dec 30 Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after he was admitted about one week ago due to shortness of breath.
Nation Dec 19 How do interfaith families navigate the holidays? More than one-quarter of married people in the United States lived in households that were religiously mixed. During the holidays, these interfaith families often either practice religious traditions according to their heritage or adopt more secular holiday observances.
Politics Dec 09 Two military psychologists were paid $81 million to develop the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques Two military psychologists were contracted by the U.S. government for $180 million to develop the enhanced interrogation tactics within the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation and Detention Program, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Executive Summary revealed after it was released Tuesday.
Politics Dec 09 CIA interrogators used rectal feedings to encourage prisoner compliance, report reveals At least five detainees in U.S. custody were given food or liquids through their rectums, according to newly released report about enhanced interrogation tactics from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Arts Dec 04 Nashville photographer’s dreamy snaps expose hidden truths in the Deep South "Southern Route,” a series of photographs by Tamara Reynolds, offers glimpses into the lives of people throughout the Deep South, as if she's capturing something out of the side of her eye. Her images are romantic and nostalgic, but not…
World Dec 02 New report finds China has grown more corrupt Despite China’s public vows to prosecute bribery and shore up government accountability, the nation falls short in its efforts to fight institutionalized corruption, according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index released today. For one thing, bribery in China…
World Nov 28 UN condemns U.S. over torture, immigrant detainment and police malpractice After reviewing the recent use of history of torture in the United States, the United Nations Committee Against Torture expressed concern that the United States has not gone far enough in the “absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment” of detainees,"…
Nation Nov 25 What do the newly released witness statements tell us about the Michael Brown shooting? We read more than 500 hundred pages of this witness testimony and compared each statement to the statement given by officer Wilson. Below is a chart comparing several key details of the officer’s report to the statements of the 24…