Mar 26 25 pharmaceutical companies will phase out animal antibiotics By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration says 25 pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat. Continue reading
Mar 26 Pew examines news industries in latest State of News Media report By Colleen Shalby Pew Research Center’s 11th State of the News Media report, released Wednesday, looks at these changes and examines consumer, ownership, investment and technology trends of the various news industries over the past year. Continue reading
Mar 26 How candid should Janet Yellen be? Watching emerging markets overreact to Fed transparency By Simone Pathe When the Fed chair speaks, emerging markets take note. New research about their reaction to the Fed's early hints of tapering raises bigger questions about global financial integration and the Fed's transparency. Continue reading
Mar 26 Obama administration offers grace period for HealthCare.gov enrollment By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- People who've started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time, the Obama administration has announced. "We are experiencing a surge in demand and are making sure… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Can corporations exercise religious rights? Supreme Court hears case on contraception coverage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch What's behind Obama's campaign to limit bulk data collection by the NSA By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that he wants Congress to stop the National Security Agency from gathering bulk phone records and holding them for five years. What’s at stake in the president’s push to limit the scope of U.S. surveillance? Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Families and emergency workers hope for miracles in search for Washington mudslide survivors By PBS News Hour Rescue teams labored on in the rain and over saturated terrain in Oso, Wash., four days since a deadly mudslide struck and the last living survivor was found. As the search continues, questions have arisen about whether the disaster might… Continue watching
Mar 25 Facebook buys virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion By News Desk Facebook has agreed to buy virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion. Facebook Inc. said Tuesday that the deal includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares worth about $1.6 billion. Continue reading
Mar 25 Four arrested for BASE jumping from One World Trade Center By Justin Scuiletti Four people were arrested Monday in New York for BASE jumping more than 1,300 feet from atop the One World Trade Center tower in September. Continue reading
Mar 25 Washington Monument to reopen in May, 3 years after earthquake By Talia Mindich The Washington Monument will reopen on May 12, after a 2011 earthquake forced the structure to close for repairs, the National Park Service said Tuesday. Continue reading