Jan 17 One year after gang rape, Indian company creates lightweight revolver for ladies By News Desk An Indian manufacturer is marketing a lightweight revolver designed for women's self defense. The small gun hit the Indian market a little more than a year after 2012's Delhi gang rape, which drew international attention. Named 'Nirbheek' ("brave" in Hindi)… Continue reading
Jan 17 President Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill By News Desk Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep federal government running through September: http://t.co/jUUVLI8IhK — The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2014 … Continue reading
Jan 17 Ohio man's 25-minute execution sparks controversy By News Desk An Ohio man on death row took more than 25 minutes to die in an execution on Thursday morning. Prison officials reportedly used a drug combination previously untested in the United States to kill Dennis McGuire, a convicted murderer and… Continue reading
Jan 17 Ohio man's execution takes 25 minutes, sparking controversy By News Desk A 2009 photo shows an execution room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Photo by Getty Images An Ohio man on death row took more than 25 minutes to die in an execution on Thursday… Continue reading
Jan 17 Two students shot at a Philadelphia high school, suspect in custody By News Desk UPDATE: Police say they've captured a boy who shot two students at a Philadelphia high school gym: http://t.co/XLdxNQmQGw — The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2014 Philadelphia police report they have… Continue reading
Jan 17 Surgeon General report links more health problems to smoking tobacco By News Desk The Surgeon General's office has significantly expanded the already long list of diseases caused by smoking cigarettes to now include diabetes, arthritis, liver and colorectal cancers, birth defects such as cleft palate and cleft lip, and more. In a 980-page… Continue reading
Jan 17 California governor declares drought emergency By Alexis Cox California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency. Continue reading
Jan 17 Oklahoma Sen. Coburn announces early retirement By News Desk Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced he will retire from office at the end of the 113th Congress. Screen grab by NewsHour Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced late Thursday that he will retire from the… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch News Wrap: Miss. man pleads guilty to sending poisoned letters to politicians By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, James Everett Dutschke of Mississippi pleaded guilty to sending letters laced with the toxic substance ricin to the president, a U.S. senator and a judge. Also, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency in… Continue watching
Jan 17 Obama backs limits on NSA phone data collection By Associated Press Video still by PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON -- Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday called for ending the government's control of phone data from hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately… Continue reading