May 22 Watch Does revised House bill on bulk data collection achieve its mission? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 22 VA health care delays become campaign issue By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The growing furor over veterans' health care moved to the political campaigns Thursday as congressional candidates from both parties called for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to be fired. Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging Republican Senate… Continue reading
May 22 Watch a wall of dense fog creep across Lake Michigan By Lorna Baldwin Two fishermen on Lake Michigan caught more than a big fish yesterday. They caught on camera a massive fog bank making its way across the lake. Andrew Ballard and his father Spencer were out for a leisurely day of fishing near… Continue reading
May 22 Why your baggage handler may be on food stamps By Simone Pathe Although Alaska Airlines has challenged in court the $15 an hour minimum wage at Seattle-Tacoma airport, they recently raised the starting wages for some of their contractors to $12 an hour. But not all airport contractors have received a raise,… Continue reading
May 22 Airbnb to give anonymous user data to New York authorities By Dave Sloan Settling a months-long dispute, popular rental service Airbnb struck a deal Wednesday with New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to relinquish anonymous data of 225,000 hosts to help target “bad actors” that continue to abuse the local housing… Continue reading
May 22 FBI confirms sighting of stolen Gardner masterpieces By News Desk The FBI agent in charge of the investigation of $500 million worth artwork stolen from a museum in Boston nearly 25 years ago has confirmed sightings of the missing artwork from credible sources. Continue reading
May 22 Death of Philly first grader at school leads to calls for nurses, funding By Kyla Calvert Mason A Philadelphia first grader collapsed in his classroom at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in South Philadelphia Wednesday and died two hours later, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. The 7-year-old boy was the second student to die in the… Continue reading
May 22 Critics accuse Air Force of manipulating data to support A-10 retirement By Dan Sagalyn A number of observers challenge the Air Force’s claim that 80 percent of close air support missions are really conducted by non-A-10 planes. These observers assert that the service has deliberately manipulated the data to support its case. Continue reading
May 22 Boy Scouts to name Robert Gates the new president By Diane Jeanty Boy Scouts of America is expected to formally confirm former defense secretary Robert Gates as the new president Thursday. Continue reading
May 22 House rebuffs Pentagon on defense spending By Donna Cassata, Associated Press The House on Thursday overwhelmingly backed a $601 billion defense authorization bill that spares planes, ships and military bases in an election-year nod to hometown interests. Continue reading