Education Jan 15 Federal government spending bill investing billions in education Education programs will receive large funding boosts as part of the new bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January.
Science Jan 15 Pine Island Glacier’s demise is ‘irreversible,’ researchers believe Scientists have concluded that the massive Pine Island Glacier is melting irreversibly. This is likely caused by warm ocean bottom waters, causing the grounded ice sheet to seperate from the floating ice shelf.
World Jan 15 Senate Intelligence Committee finds 2012 Benghazi attacks were ‘preventable’ After months of investigations, meetings, interviews and oversight hearings, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a declassified report which reviews the Sept. 11-12, 2012, attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. The committee found the attacks were preventable, based on…
Politics Jan 15 NSA has open door into 100,000 computers, thanks to radio waves The National Security Agency placed software on almost 100,000 computers that give the agency the ability to not only spy on the affected technology, but use them in possible cyber attacks, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The report stated…
World Jan 14 West African lions in danger of extinction A recent report finds only 400 West African lions remain in the region. Photo by Jonas Van de Voorde West African lions are in danger of becoming extinct if action isn’t taken,…
Nation Jan 14 Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns against downsizing military Judy Woodruff spoke to former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates about his new book "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War." Video by PBS NewsHour With extended deployments and multiple tours for U.S. troops, some people have asked…
World Jan 14 Mexican newspaper reports U.S. government struck a deal with drug cartel Between 2000 and 2012, the U.S. government struck a deal with Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel that permitted the organization to transport billions of dollars worth of drugs in exchange for information on rival cartels, according to the Mexican newspaper…
World Jan 14 Mass arrests reported in Nigeria after anti-gay legislation went into effect UNAMID police advisors from Nigeria stand in formation during the celebration of the Police. Photo by Flickr User Albert González Farran – UNAMID. After Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, signed a bill last week penalizing gay marriage and gay clubs,…
Nation Jan 14 Federal Appeals Court rules against net neutrality, in favor of Internet service providers D.C. Appeals Court. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor AgnosticPreachersKid The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s open Internet rules today. The court’s decision could give broadband providers,…
Politics Jan 14 WATCH: NJ Gov. Christie gives State of State address Video streaming by Ustream Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J, gives the New Jersey State of the…