Oct 10 Feds to let states pay to open national parks Yellowstone National Park sits in Wyoming, but also extends into Montana and Idaho. WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Thursday it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of… Continue reading
Oct 10 #Detroit BREAKING: Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 10, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 10 Wikileaks’ Assange pens harsh letter about biopic ‘The Fifth Estate’ Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has railed against an upcoming film about his organization in a letter to Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor portraying him in it. Cumberbatch reached out to Assange before… Continue reading
Oct 10 Alice Munro is last to know she won the Nobel Prize in Literature Image by Andreas Vartdal/Wikimedia Commons When news broke that writer Alice Munro had won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, it seemed that everyone in the world knew about her win. Except for Munro. Okay,everyone's… Continue reading
Oct 10 Twitter Chat: What is the future of TV? Photo by istockphotoPBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the #NewsHourChats You can watch a TV show on your smartphone, tablet, computer, and… Continue reading
Oct 10 Cory Booker finally gets a Whole Foods in Newark A Whole Foods store is coming to Newark, N.J., which has had limited supermarkets for decades, since 1967 riots. Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr. The New Jersey city that GOP Senate nominee Steve Lonegan called a… Continue reading
Oct 10 Cyborg cockroaches: they’re alive! Photo by Backyard Brains Have you ever wanted to control a cockroach with a smartphone? Well Dr. Frankenstein, fret not, because in a month, your really specific and kind of creepy wish could be granted. A company called… Continue reading
Oct 10 Early Midwest blizzard leaves tens of thousands of cattle dead The early blizzard that struck the Midwest last Friday has left South Dakota's countryside littered with the gruesome site of the tens of thousands of dead cattle, killed by the snowy conditions. The South Dakota Stock Growers Association estimated… Continue reading
Oct 10 #shutdown BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average rises 200 points as investors hope for US budget resolution.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 10, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 10 What we’re watching Thursday Shutdown - Debt Ceiling Treasury secretary Jack Lew is testifiying to the Senate on how bad things could get for the economy if the U.S. goes into default. GOP leaders are weighing a short-term debt limit increase… Continue reading