Apr 09 Watch Security bug Heartbleed could have provided key that unlocks personal online data By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch News Wrap: 16-year-old suspect stabbed students, security officer at Pennsylvania school By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Northwestern appeals NLRB ruling that athletes are employees By Associated Press Northwestern University is asking the National Labor Relations Board to overturn a regional director's ruling that the school's football players are employees under federal law and thus entitled to unionize. Continue reading
Apr 09 Comcast defends Time Warner Cable merger to Congress: 'Bigger is good' By Chelsea Coatney Comcast is making moves to finalize the proposed $45 billion deal that will allow it to buy rival Time Warner Cable. After the cable giants filed their lengthy joint application with the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday, Comcast Executive Vice President… Continue reading
Apr 09 Obama: Love defined Fort Hood victims' last moments By News Desk President Barack Obama eulogized the three victims of Fort Hood shooting spree Wednesday, returning to the site where just over five years prior he mourned with families and comrades of the 13 killed in another on-post attack. Continue reading
Apr 09 Toyota recalls 6.4 million vehicles for five separate defects By Ellen Rolfes Toyota announced a recall of 6.4 million vehicles globally, including 1.77 million of its vehicles in the U.S., for five potential safety faults. Only two of the flaws, USA Today reports, apply to U.S. models. Continue reading
Apr 09 How a 'stupid painter from Switzerland' is revolutionizing work By Enno Schmidt The leader of the movement for a guaranteed basic income in Switzerland knows it will fail when put to a vote by the Swiss people. But he's not concerned about that. Having a national conversation, he thinks, is still a… Continue reading
Apr 09 How could encryption flaw 'Heartbleed' affect you? By Colleen Shalby On Monday, security researchers at Codenomicon and Google discovered a bug in the encryption technology meant to protect your passwords, online files and valuable online information. They’re calling the bug “Heartbleed.” What can you do if you think a site… Continue reading
Apr 09 Missouri moves to end lifetime ban on food stamps for drug felons By Margaret Myers Nine states ban food stamp benefits for people convicted of felony drug offenses, but one of those, Missouri, is looking to modify its law. Continue reading
Apr 09 Pa. school stabbing leaves several injured; suspect in police custody By Ellen Rolfes Reports of a stabbing at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa., has left six to as many as 20 people injured. A male student reportedly entered the school, about 20 miles from Pittsburgh, before classes started on Wednesday morning… Continue reading