Jan 05 Cash-rich super PACs keep flagging presidential campaigns alive By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press In the 2016 race, money isn't buying love from voters. It is, however, buying some candidates more time. Continue reading
Jan 05 Twitter considers 10,000-character limit By Joshua Barajas A new Twitter feature could let users exceed its current 140-character limit. Continue reading
Jan 05 Ryan Bundy: We’ll leave if community wants us to By John Sepulvado, OPB Ryan Bundy of the so-called Bundy Militia tells Oregon Public Broadcasting that he and the other men occupying federal buildings in Harney County, Oregon, will leave peacefully if the people of the community want them to. Continue reading
Jan 05 Deliberate acts cause more airline deaths than accidents By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 7:54 Wounded vets can’t get help with in vitro fertilization costs By PBS News Hour U.S. military veterans who are having trouble starting families due to combat injuries do not get financial assistance from the V.A. for in vitro fertilization, leaving couples to pay for the costly treatments themselves. Efforts made in Congress to change… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 5:14 What do the Oregon armed protesters want? By PBS News Hour Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting. Continue watching
Jan 04 Pentagon data on child sex crimes in the military doesn’t show full picture By Richard Lardner, Eileen Sullivan and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa befriended a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa sexually abused his 3-year-old stepdaughter and took sexually explicit photos of her and the Marine’s baby girl. A… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. government is taking carmaker Volkswagen to court for cheating that led to greenhouse gas emissions up to 40 times beyond federal standards. Also, President Obama defended his plans to tighten gun control restrictions… Continue watching
Jan 04 Why the Bundy militia mixes Mormon symbolism with anti-government sentiment By John Sepulvado, OPB In many ways, the standoff between militia and the U.S. government encapsulates a deeply intertwined anti-federal sentiment mixed with Mormon symbolism. Continue reading
Jan 04 Justice Department, EPA sue Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars By Michael Biesecker, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions in fines for clean air violations. Continue reading