Dec 26 Can the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe be saved? By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Steve Dunleavy Development, climate change and runoff threaten to soil the waters of pristine Lake Tahoe. The largest, clearest lake of its kind in North America, Tahoe draws 3 million visitors to Nevada and California… Continue reading
Dec 26 President Obama signs bill that tackles military sexual assault President Obama signed a defense bill Thursday that caps a yearlong push to battle sexual assault in the military. Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama has signed a defense bill… Continue reading
Dec 26 LAX shooting suspect pleads not guilty Paul Anthony Ciancia, the suspect believed to have opened fire in Los Angeles International Airport in November, killing a Transportation Security Administration agent, has plead not guilty to 11 charges. Ciancia, 23, is charged with murder and other felony… Continue reading
Dec 26 Court reverses church official's ruling in sex crimes case A Pennsylvania appeals court has reversed a 2012 ruling against a senior Catholic Church official convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests. In June 2012, Monsignor William Lynn was found guilty of child endangerment for his alleged… Continue reading
Dec 26 High deductable health plans are still too expensive for many uninsured With the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, it's not that hard to find someone like Tammy Boudreaux in Texas. Boudreaux, 43, lives just outside of Houston and works as a psychiatric social worker on a freelance… Continue reading
Dec 26 The top 10 farm crimes of 2013 With drought causing prices for commodities like hay to rise, the farm product has become a much more likely candidate for theft. Creative commons photo by Let Ideas Compete Bee burglars, a "nut mafia," and making off with… Continue reading
Dec 26 A better year in 2014? Americans are hopeful Ready to ring in the new year, Americans look ahead with optimism, according to a new AP-Times Square New Year's Eve poll. Their ratings of the year gone by? Less than glowing. On the whole, Americans rate their own experience… Continue reading
Dec 26 Dan Ariely's new evidence that people don't care much about taxes By dariely // Paul Solman spoke with Duke psychologist Dan Ariely about what he thinks is his most surprising research of the year. With the end of the year approaching, it's time to start thinking about preparing your taxes. But are you… Continue reading
Dec 26 What we're watching Thursday Good morning. These are some of the stories we're watching today as the post-holiday tryptophan wears off. HELLFIRE TO IRAQ The U.S. is "quietly" sending dozens of Hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to Iraq, in hopes the… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Edward Snowden's Christmas message to the world .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden… Continue reading