Nation Mar 07 Jobs report: economy adds 175,000 jobs BREAKING: US employers shake off wintry weather, add 175K jobs; unemployment rises to 6.7 percent. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 7, 2014 We’ll have more on today’s job report later today on…
World Mar 04 Syria speeds up chemical weapon removal to meet June deadline The Syrian government is recovering from delays in reliquishing its chemical weapons and can still meet the deadline for their entire removal, an official said on Tuesday. Sigrid Kaag, who heads the joint Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical…
World Mar 04 Protests continue in Venezuela #Venezuela An opposition activist hurls a molotov cocktail at national guard troops during a protest by @Leo_Ramirez_ pic.twitter.com/jKhlddN08h — AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) March 4, 2014…
World Mar 01 Russian parliament votes to allow military force in Ukraine The Russian parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to allow President Vladimir Putin to use the country’s military forces in Ukraine.
World Feb 28 Obama warns against Russian military intervention in Ukraine President Barack Obama said Friday afternoon that "we are now deeply concerned about reports of movements taken by the Russian Federation within Ukraine" and "there will be costs" to any military intervention.
Science Feb 27 NASA and JAXA launch mission to measure global precipitation A rocket containing the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 3:37 a.m. Japan Standard Time Friday. The GPM satellite, a joint-effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will be used to…
Nation Feb 27 Attorney General Holder admitted to hospital Attorney General Eric Holder was admitted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington Thursday morning after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath. Brian Fallon, the director of public affairs for the Department of Justice, said that Holder began experiencing…
Science Feb 27 LIVE: Climate change, explained; Miles O’Brien hosts discussion The US National Academy of Sciences and the UK’s Royal Society have jointly released a report that uses simple language, pictures and accessible graphics to show that climate change is altering the planet and that the…
Science Feb 26 Regarding Miles O’Brien’s ‘new reality’ Like everyone else, we are amazed by Miles’ determination to soldier on, in spite of his life-changing accident. We are prepared to assist him every way we can, so our viewers will continue to benefit from his great intelligence and…
World Feb 24 Violent anti-government protests in Venezuela leave 13 dead The worst violence in a decade has lead to 13 deaths Monday as anti-government demonstrators in the Venezuelan capital Caracas protested scarcity, crime and other issues the country faces.