May 30 Watch News Wrap: White House press secretary Carney steps down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama announced that Jay Carney will resign as White House press secretary after three and a half years. Carney is being replaced by his deputy, Josh Earnest. Meanwhile, officials in northern India fired two… Continue watching
May 30 Temporary leader tasked with immediate reforms at Veterans Affairs By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "Sloan, I think, would be the first to acknowledge that he's going to have a learning curve that he's got to deal with," President Barack Obama told reporters Friday after announcing that Gibson would replace Shinseki temporarily. Continue reading
May 30 Colorado baker ordered to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples By Justin Scuiletti A baker in a suburb of Denver must make wedding cakes for same-sex couples despite his religious objections, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled Friday. Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, refused to make a wedding… Continue reading
May 30 What will the next Veterans Affairs chief need to do? By Larisa Epatko President Obama on Friday accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, after a series of scandals regarding health care of veterans came to light. What does Shinseki’s resignation mean for the agency and what will his successor need… Continue reading
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May 30 It’s a draw! National Spelling Bee ends with first tie in decades By Elizabeth Jones And the word is … "stalemate." For the first time in more than half a century, the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee ended Thursday with a confetti celebration with not one, but two winners. Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Veterans Affairs ‘scheduling schemes’ spark strong rebuke from Congress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 29 Motor vehicle crashes cost $871 billion over a single year By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The economic and societal harm from motor vehicle crashes amounted to a whopping $871 billion in a single year, according to a study released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
May 29 GOP criticizes Obama’s decision to delay deportation review By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is asking for an internal review of the Obama administration's release of tens of thousands of immigrants in the country illegally who were convicted of crimes and facing deportation. He's telling lawmakers he… Continue reading
May 29 Traffic accidents in the U.S. cost $871 billion a year, federal study finds By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The economic and societal harm from motor vehicle crashes amounted to a whopping $871 billion in a single year, according to a study released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading