Dec 24 HealthCare.gov signups get another extension Users who ran into problems with HealthCare.gov can get a further extension to sign up for January coverage. Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images Users seeking more time to sign up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov will get more… Continue reading
Dec 24 Vets in Boston help each other stay off the streets A Vietnam War veteran salutes passersby on streets of Boston. Massachusetts has hired a team of veterans, some formerly homeless themselves, to get veterans off the streets in the Boston area. CONCORD, Mass. -- Not far from where the Boston… Continue reading
Dec 24 U.N. Security Council votes to increase peacekeeper numbers in South Sudan The United Nations Security Council unanimously authorized a plan Tuesday which will almost double the number of U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. The plans, requested by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, comes as violence plaguing South Sudan continues to… Continue reading
Dec 24 Ukraine receives first payment as part of Russian bailout Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich on Dec. 17 accepted a deal by Russian President Vladmir Putin. Russia agreed to buy $15 billion of Ukrainian debt and reduce the price the country pays for Russian gas supplies by one-third. Russia… Continue reading
Dec 24 The economic waste of Christmas giving? Bah, humbug! // Paul Solman spoke with University of Minnesota's Joel Waldfogel and Avner Ben-Ner about the economics of Christmas gift-giving on Dec. 23's broadcast. Those Christmas gifts you're madly wrapping right now -- are they all an economic waste? What… Continue reading
Dec 24 Chesapeake oysters making their way back on menus Chefs in the Chesapeake Bay region are welcoming local oysters back on their menus. Photo by Flickr user Jules Morgan If you live near the Chesapeake Bay and there are oysters are on your holiday party menu you may… Continue reading
Dec 24 Edward Snowden says his 'mission's already accomplished' in interview with Washington Post It's been quite a year for former government contractor Edward Snowden. Since the June publication of NSA secrets that he divulged, he has caused uproar in the U.S., where some have applauded his efforts, and abroad. WASHINGTON -- National… Continue reading
Dec 24 In Photos: Fewer Monarch butterflies are becoming 'snowbirds' By Larisa Epatko First, it was disappearing bees. Now, it appears that Monarch butterflies are suffering a decline. Continue reading
Dec 24 Monarch butterflies flutter around the globe By Larisa Epatko Monarch butterflies are known to flit and float across North America, but they live on other continents as well. Take a look at this regal butterfly from around the world in our slideshow. Continue reading
Dec 24 When's Santa arriving at your house? Find out with the NORAD Santa Tracker Santa is one busy guy. By 9 a.m. EST Tuesday he had already delivered more than 850,000,000 gifts. He was last seen flying over Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Irony! #Santa just left Christmas Island!… Continue reading