Dec 19 Reporters list the best stories they didn't write in 2013 We've found your reading for the rest of the week and we wish we could say it's from us, but it's not. Businessweek published Wednesday their list of the stories they wished they wrote in 2013. Continue reading
Dec 19 L.A. Times report exposes favoritism in L.A. County Sheriff's Department Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca granted special treatment to friends and relatives of the police department in its hiring program, according to employment records and interviews gathered and reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. Continue reading
Dec 19 Threat of civil war looms in South Sudan South Sudanese seek shelter at UN compounds as fighting intensifies in Juba http://t.co/72iqu4kHZH pic.twitter.com/mYpgZ4Xadd— The Guardian (@guardian) December 19, 2013 Read more: U.S. suspends embassy activity in South Sudan… Continue reading
Dec 19 Data from 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target may be compromised By News Desk Shoppers wait in line at Target on the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Burbank, California, November 22, 2012. Photo by Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters Between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 data from 40 million credit and debit cards might… Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin pardons former oil tycoon, along with members of Pussy Riot and Greenpeace activists Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images In his annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will pardon former billionaire tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been jailed for a decade. Continue reading
Dec 19 What we're watching Thursday In Putin's annual press conference, the Russian president said NSA surveillance is necessary but must have limits. He also criticized Western sanction on Iran as "counter-productive", denied Russia has mined Snowden for information, and reinforced Russia's commitment to supporting… Continue reading
Dec 18 'Mary Poppins' and 'Pulp Fiction' among films selected for Library of Congress preservation Screenshot of John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 cult hit "Pulp Fiction." From silent films to sci-fi flicks, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress contains hundreds of motion pictures that span… Continue reading
Dec 18 Move over 'O Holy Night,' only half of Americans see Christmas as religious Christmas is a traditionally considered a Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, but a recent study shows just over half of Americans see it as a religious holiday. Photo by Sebastien Nogier/AFP/Getty Images While the vast majority… Continue reading
Dec 18 Stronger job market means Fed will reduce upcoming QE3 bond purchases During a Dec. 18, 2013 news conference Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke notes that the U.S.'s economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin… Continue reading
Dec 18 White House releases task force report with recommended changes to NSA spying WASHINGTON (AP) -- A presidential advisory panel has recommended dozens of changes to the government's surveillance programs, including stripping the National Security Agency of its ability to store Americans' telephone records and requiring a court to sign off on the… Continue reading