Mar 21 Basketball fans win when underdogs prevail in March By Robert Pursell Raise your hand if you have ever filled out a bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Now keep them up if you’ve ever torn it up after watching an unheard-of university (Mercer?) ruin your picks. It’s OK to admit… Continue reading
Mar 21 Treasure hunt for long-buried 'E.T.' video games to begin in New Mexico By Justin Scuiletti E.T. may have phoned home in the hit 1982 feature film, but the mass-produced 1982 video game of the same name had trouble finding enough homes to play it. In fact, so many cartridges went unsold or returned that a… Continue reading
Mar 21 Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson on why loans won't help Ukraine By Simon Johnson Simon Johnson doesn't think Ukraine's problems can be solved with more money, and he doesn't want to see IMF reforms tied so closely to Ukraine's aid package. Continue reading
Mar 21 Seattle Police release new photos from the scene of Nirvana front man's suicide By Frank Bi As the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death approaches in early April, police in Seattle have released new photos from the scene of the musician’s death. The lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana was 27… Continue reading
Mar 21 Americans feel the burn as FDA waits to approve new sunscreen ingredients By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy U.S. sunblocks are over a decade out of date and the advocates are pushing the FDA to approve new UV-ray blocking ingredients. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch How does Gen. Sinclair court martial affect debate on military sexual assault policy? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 20 BP wins two dozen oil bids after EPA lifts ban By Justin Scuiletti BP won 24 new oil tracts Wednesday after a 16-month ban from new federal contracts was lifted from the company. Continue reading
Mar 20 Unemployment rate among veterans drops, but remains high By Tom Raum, Associated Press The unemployment rate for veterans who served since 2001 dipped slightly in 2013 to 9 percent, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's down from 9.9 percent the year before, but well above overall civilian unemployment levels of around 7 percent… Continue reading
Mar 20 Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps dead at 84 By Sarah McHaney The founder of an independent Baptist church known for anti-gay protests and picketing military funerals has died at the age of 84. Continue reading
Mar 20 Can you really live better longer without long-term care insurance? By Lewis Mandell Not all readers bought Lew Mandell's skepticism of long-term care insurance. Is it not a smart investment for Americans who can't afford to self-insure their future care? Mandell returns to explain when this investment makes sense and when it's a… Continue reading