Jan 06 Panda cub Bao Bao meets the press at the National Zoo Giant Panda cub Bao Bao poses for the photographers at the National Zoo in Washington by @AFPphoto Paul Richards pic.twitter.com/oApfK2ySS1— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 6, 2014 The Smithsonian National Zoo officially unveiled… Continue reading
Jan 06 Healthcare.gov leaves thousands stranded without Medicaid coverage For years, Obama administration officials talked about how the health law's online marketplaces would offer a seamless shopping experience for consumers looking for health coverage. But that's turned out to be an empty promise for many low-income people who went… Continue reading
Jan 06 China destroys six tons of ivory in an effort to curb elephant poaching An elephant runs in the Masai Mara in Kenya. Photo by Flickr user brittanyhock Chinese authorities destroyed more than six tons of confiscated ivory ornaments and tusks Monday in Dongguan, a city known as a major hub for… Continue reading
Jan 06 PHOTO: 30,000 African migrants protest in Israel Over 30,000 African migrants protest in Israel http://t.co/hztziKZVau via @YahooNews pic.twitter.com/OmVkDDSuka— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 5, 2014 Thousands of African migrants protested in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday and launched a three day… Continue reading
Jan 06 US Supreme Court puts Utah gay marriage on hold BREAKING: Supreme Court puts gay marriage on hold in Utah.— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2014 The Associated Press reports that the US Supreme Court has put a hold on same sex marriages in Utah. Continue reading
Jan 06 What we're watching Monday It's Monday, January 6, 2014. Here's some of the news we're watching today. Extreme Cold Settles Over the US What meteorologists are calling a "polar vortex" is covering more than half of US, from the Dakotas to Michigan to… Continue reading
Jan 06 Economic inequality, unemployment top Democrats' agenda as Congress returns A line of applicants snaked around the building at recent job fair hosted by Tanger Outlets in Fort Washington, MD. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress have… Continue reading
Jan 05 Election year will shape 2014 congressional agenda WASHINGTON -- Congress returns to work Monday with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda. Photo credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans intend to focus on every facet of President Barack Obama's health care law. They… Continue reading
Jan 05 Kerry: U.S. will not send troops to Fallujah and Ramadi JERUSALEM -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops. File photo. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Kerry… Continue reading
Jan 05 What we're watching Sunday Good morning. Here are some of the top stories we're watching today: Winter cold blast continues An Arctic blast moving into Midwest and Northeast with severe, record-breaking sub-zero cold forecast. NFL playoff game in Green Bay may be… Continue reading