Nation Aug 15 Police officer Wilson didn’t know Michael Brown was connected to robbery, Ferguson police chief says The press conference follows a night of reduced tensions between protesters and police officers, that many attributed to a handover of security leadership over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Nation Aug 14 Governor announces Missouri Highway Patrol to provide security in Ferguson Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to speak to press and community members at 4 p.m.
World Aug 14 Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki steps down as Prime Minister The Associated Press is reporting that Iraqi Prime Minister “Nouri al-Maliki has given up the post of prime minister to Haider al-Abadi.”…
Nation Aug 14 Ferguson police chief, Sen. McCaskill speak at news conference Ferguson, Missouri police chief Thomas Jackson spoke to the press Thursday, calling the situation in the St. Louis suburb a "powder keg," but said that law enforcement was aiming to "facilitate" the protests.
Nation Aug 13 Stanford professor first woman to receive ‘Nobel Prize’ for math Maryam Mirzakhani, a mathematics professor at Stanford University in California, is the first woman to receive the Fields Medal -- considered the “Nobel Prize” of mathematics -- since the award was established in 1936.
Nation Aug 13 Golden Age of Hollywood’s Lauren Bacall dead at 89 Husky-voiced actress Lauren Bacall, who leapt to fame after starring in her first movie at age 19, died Tuesday in New York City at the age of 89.
Nation Aug 11 Police again disperse crowds in Ferguson with tear gas, rubber bullets St. Louis County police reportedly took stronger measures than the night before to disburse the crowds, stem potential looting and vandalism. Arriving in armored vehicles and showing more force than was visible on Sunday, the police urged residents to return…
World Aug 11 Power shift underway in Iraq as Maliki faces challenger Malaki supporters marched in the streets chanting support for the embattled prime minister, and militias and leaders across Iraq braced for a potential attempt at a military coup. But as yet Malaki has not made an obvious move to retain…
World Aug 07 Is the U.S. bombing Islamic State Group in Iraq? The news is unclear There was confusion about possible U.S. actions against ISIS in Iraq Thursday night, as news organizations published differing and contradictory reports about possible air strikes or humanitarian drops. The Pentagon denied that the U.S. dropped bombs or humanitarian supplies for…
Science Aug 06 How to reuse cigarette filters to store energy Collect those discarded cigarette butts. South Korean researchers have found a way to convert the used filters into a material that can be used to store energy.