Apr 23 Where do U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from? By Elizabeth Shell Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that about one tenth of America's greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture industry. "Everyone assumes what's happening globally is happening nationally," Vilsack said Tuesday, according to The Des Moines Register's report. "Clearly, there… Continue reading
Apr 23 U-2 may be shot down by budget cuts By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U-2 spy plane outlasted the Cold War, outlived its successor and proved crucial a half-century ago when two superpowers were on the brink of nuclear war. But defense cuts now threaten to knock the high-flying reconnaissance aircraft… Continue reading
Apr 23 Chicago's Wrigley Field turns 100 By Justin Scuiletti Chicago's Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, celebrated its 100th birthday Wednesday. While ownership of the team has changed, players have come and gone and home run races commenced, the stadium has endured a century of Cubs… Continue reading
Apr 23 South Sudan: Too many bodies to count By News Desk Since December, violent fighting between the president's forces and rebel groups in South Sudan has led to an estimated 1 million people driven from their homes. Continue reading
Apr 23 Seattle's Socialist councilwoman on why capitalism offers nothing for young people By Kshama Sawant Seattle councilwoman Kshama Sawant is a leader in Seattle's movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But even that, she says, won't be enough to overcome an economic system that's not working for America. Continue reading
Apr 23 IRS workers who don't pay their taxes still get bonuses By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday. More than 2,800 workers got bonuses… Continue reading
Apr 23 Lawsuit alleges FBI misused no-fly list to recruit would-be Muslim informants By Ellen Rolfes Four Muslim men who are U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that their rights were violated because they refused to spy on their local Muslim communities on behalf of the FBI. They claim that the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Justices consider future of TV and copyright in Aereo case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard a request by television broadcasters to shut down Aereo, a TV streaming tech startup that has potential to alter the business model of traditional broadcasting. For more on the case, Jeffrey Brown talks to former Acting… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Why the Supreme Court upheld Michigan's right to ban affirmative action By PBS News Hour Dealing a blow to proponents of affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in favor of a Michigan ballot initiative that banned public colleges from using race as a factor in admissions. For analysis on the court’s reasoning, Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Apr 22 Supreme Court Justices concerned over impact on cloud computing in Aereo case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet. The high court heard arguments… Continue reading