Nation Dec 29 How Puerto Rico is coping with the worst drought in decades The tropical island of Puerto Rico has been scrambling for a precious resource: clean, fresh water. Puerto Ricans have faced the worst drought in more than 20 years and the most stringent water rationing ever imposed. Special correspondent Chris Bury…
Politics Dec 29 Will a new cybersecurity law make us safer? Folded into the massive spending and tax cut bill was a significant and controversial new law on cybersecurity. The act encourages private companies to share data about hacks with the government, but it's raising questions among security advocates and privacy…
Health Dec 29 Guinea reaches Ebola-free milestone, but wariness lingers Guinea, the first country hit with the deadly Ebola outbreak nearly two years ago, is now free of the disease, according the the World Health Organization. More than 2,500 people died in that nation before the virus was fully contained.
World Dec 29 Iraqi forces score important victory with Ramadi recapture After a seven-month siege by the Islamic State militant group, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted his country's flag in Ramadi after government troops retook the city center. But the battle isn't completely over: Militants remain in other parts of…
Nation Dec 29 News Wrap: Chicago cop pleads not guilty in Laquan McDonald shooting case In our news wrap Tuesday, Chicago policeman Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty of first-degree murder for killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Also, protesters gathered in Cleveland a day after a grand jury refused to indict two police officers…
Politics Dec 28 2015 was a year of campaign surprises The 2016 race for the White House has taken some surprising turns, and 2016 hasn’t even started yet. What have we learned about the candidates and their campaigns across the past year? Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of…
Nation Dec 28 No charges in Cleveland's Tamir Rice case, as latest shooting stokes anger for Chicago police There will be no charges filed in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland. That decision follows yet another weekend of tension over police shootings in Chicago, where two black residents were killed Saturday by officers, amid a…
Science Dec 28 Is it really gluten-free? You could soon test it table-side For people with food allergies or sensitivities, the pleasure of dining out can be dampened by the stress of not knowing exactly what goes into what you're ordering. Now a San Francisco startup wants to take away the uncertainty with…
Arts Dec 28 Saying farewell to two arts greats: Ellsworth Kelly and Haskell Wexler Haskell Wexler, 93, was a giant in the world of cinematography in the 1960s and '70s. The Oscar-winner helped create new looks for films like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Ellsworth Kelly, 92,…
Nation Dec 28 What's stirring up this winter's extreme storms? Violent weather has battered the South and Midwest in recent days, bringing the death toll from up to 45. On Saturday, at least nine tornadoes swept through the Dallas area, blasting neighborhoods with winds of about 200 miles an hour.