Dec 27 What we're watching Friday Good morning. Here's some of the news we're watching this morning. Car bomb explodes in Lebanon A bomb killed the former Lebanese ambassador to the U.S. in central Beirut. The bomb mangled cars and shredded trees, killing at least… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Returning dignity in death to those who were forgotten during their lives Returning dignity in death to those who were forgotten during their lives… Continue watching
Dec 26 George Packer talks economic forces in political discourse .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Large numbers of Americans who… Continue reading
Dec 26 Snoop-Diplomacy: Snoop Lion and Sec. Kerry share a pound heard around the world .embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 120%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Decked out in tuxedos and bowties, Snoop Lion, formerly known as… Continue reading
Dec 26 Newtown aims to archive everything they were sent after Sandy Hook shootings The town of Newtown, Conn. is working to archive every item they received in the aftermath of the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre. Photo by AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND In the weeks following December 2012's deadly shooting… Continue reading
Dec 26 Can the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe be saved? By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Steve Dunleavy Development, climate change and runoff threaten to soil the waters of pristine Lake Tahoe. The largest, clearest lake of its kind in North America, Tahoe draws 3 million visitors to Nevada and California… Continue reading
Dec 26 President Obama signs bill that tackles military sexual assault President Obama signed a defense bill Thursday that caps a yearlong push to battle sexual assault in the military. Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama has signed a defense bill… Continue reading
Dec 26 LAX shooting suspect pleads not guilty Paul Anthony Ciancia, the suspect believed to have opened fire in Los Angeles International Airport in November, killing a Transportation Security Administration agent, has plead not guilty to 11 charges. Ciancia, 23, is charged with murder and other felony… Continue reading
Dec 26 Court reverses church official's ruling in sex crimes case A Pennsylvania appeals court has reversed a 2012 ruling against a senior Catholic Church official convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests. In June 2012, Monsignor William Lynn was found guilty of child endangerment for his alleged… Continue reading
Dec 26 High deductable health plans are still too expensive for many uninsured With the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, it's not that hard to find someone like Tammy Boudreaux in Texas. Boudreaux, 43, lives just outside of Houston and works as a psychiatric social worker on a freelance… Continue reading