Nov 06 Watch News Wrap: Court upholds ban on gay marriage in four states By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a federal appeals court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. That decision makes it more likely that the issue will return to the Supreme Court. Also, The Wall Street… Continue watching
Nov 06 Little green army men, Rubik's Cube, bubbles join National Toy Hall of Fame By Ariel Min The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame announced the 2014 inductees today: bubbles, little green army men and the Rubik’s Cube. The trio will be joining other classic toys like Barbie, G.I. Joe, Scrabble and the hula hoop after… Continue reading
Nov 06 Los Angeles art museum celebrates historic donation By Alexis Cox The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced its largest-ever single donation: 47 pieces of art valued at $500 million. The generous benefactor is Jerry Perenchio, the former CEO of the Spanish language television network "Univision." The artwork includes… Continue reading
Nov 06 Twitter chat: Should teen sexting be a felony? By Nora Daly In a cover story in The Atlantic, Hanna Rosin tackled the question of “Why Kids Sext,” and the difficulty teen sexting poses to law enforcement. We took the conversation to Twitter. Continue reading
Nov 06 Rose Parade to include Sikh float for first time in history By Colleen Shalby The 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, will feature a flower encrusted Sikh float for the first time in the parade’s 126-year history. Continue reading
Nov 06 Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden reveals his identity By Justin Scuiletti The Washington Post reported today that Robert O'Neill, a 38-year-old Montana native and ex-SEAL, confirmed his involvement in SEAL Team Six's May 2, 2011 raid on bin Laden in Pakistan. O'Neill, a 15-year SEAL veteran at the time of… Continue reading
Nov 06 Civil war officer and Gettysburg hero receives posthumous Medal of Honor By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has presented the nation's highest military honor to a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg. Continue reading
Nov 06 From Alan Greenspan to Justin Wolfers, economists consider the Fed's 'Dual Mandate' By Simone Pathe On the eve of the release of October's employment data, which will paint the first official portrait of the labor market since the Federal Reserve ended quantitative easing last week, Making Sen$e turns to top economists, many of them former… Continue reading
Nov 06 Governor Perry heads to court By Will Weissert, Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony charges that accuse him of abusing his power when he vetoed funding for public corruption prosecutors. Continue reading
Nov 06 An artist sent prisoners blank postcards -- look at what he got back By Ariel Min A man sits at his desk in an empty classroom. Sunlight shines through the bars on the window. He is completely alone -- there is no teacher, no other students and the chalkboard is impeccably clean. Still, the man is… Continue reading