Dec 27 South Sudan agrees to ceasefire The government of South Sudan agreed to an immediate ceasefire Friday, almost two weeks after deadly violence broke out in the world's youngest nation. Continue reading
Dec 27 Conn. police release Sandy Hook shooting documents Connecticut State Police released documents from the investigation into the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary shootings from December 2012. Shooter Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six educators before taking his own life. Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images… Continue reading
Dec 27 White House releases favorite GIFs of 2013 President Obama's address ahead of the government shutdown earlier this year was just one of the White House's favorite GIFs of 2013. From Sesame Street making a stop at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to an animated compilation of First Lady… Continue reading
Dec 27 Target 'confident' stolen PIN data is safe Retail giant Target confirmed Friday that the credit and debit card information stolen in the massive breach earlier this month included PIN data, along with customers' names and card numbers. However, Target said it believes the PIN… Continue reading
Dec 27 Reports of sexual assault in the military jumped 50 percent in 2013 WASHINGTON -- The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year, an increase that defense officials say may suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward after a tumultuous… Continue reading
Dec 27 Unemployment benefits run out for 1.3 million Americans on Saturday WASHINGTON -- More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend. The development entails potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy and sets up a… Continue reading
Dec 27 Federal judge rules controversial NSA phone surveillance program lawful Breaking News: Judge Rules N.S.A. Phone Surveillance Is Lawful http://t.co/eqDfdEsmLj— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 27, 2013 Calling the secret NSA program "the government's counter-punch" to al-Qaeda, U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled Friday that… Continue reading
Dec 27 Biologists find harmful bacteria on toys, books and cribs, even after cleaning When researchers in Buffalo tested toys in a daycare center for two of wintertime's nastiest bugs, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes, they were surprised to find the pathogens hanging around on toys, books and other surfaces hours after… Continue reading
Dec 27 Obama's 2014 agenda could be a race against the clock At President Obama's final press conference of 2013, he did his best to close the door on the issues that stymied Washington throughout the year. Photo by Getty Images HONOLULU -- The last vestiges of 2013's political wrangling officially… Continue reading
Dec 27 What worries India's top banker? In 2005, the world's leading economists gathered for an annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to discuss the global economy, and to honor soon-to-retire Alan Greenspan. Raghuram Rajan, then a professor at the University of Chicago presented a paper titled… Continue reading