Nov 27 #TeamPopcorn prevails in contest for presidential turkey pardon .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } President Barack Obama spares gobbler… Continue reading
Nov 27 Falling crane kills 2 at stadium hosting World Cup opener .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Video by the Associated Press… Continue reading
Nov 27 Italian Senate expels Berlusconi from parliament over tax fraud conviction "We must not despair" - video shows defiant Silvio #Berlusconi after Senate expulsion http://t.co/IXwHzwGxC0 & pic.twitter.com/tDKG2uzPjF— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 27, 2013 ROME -- The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel… Continue reading
Nov 27 $15 minimum wage wins in Seattle suburb by 77 votes, possible recount looming By News Desk // A ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in SeaTac, Wash., has won -- three weeks after Election Day. King County election officials certified the 77 vote margin of victory Tuesday. The Proposition also… Continue reading
Nov 27 New policy allows some immigrants to stay in the U.S. longer WASHINGTON -- Some immigrants who have stayed in the United States longer than they were allowed can soon apply to keep living in the U.S. under another immigration policy change quietly authorized by the Obama administration. According to a Nov. Continue reading
Nov 27 Newtown High School football team goes undefeated RT nhsathletics: FINAL at Masuk: Newtown (11-0) 42, Masuk (7-4) 7. Happy Thanksgiving!— Newtown High School (@NHS_TWEETS) November 27, 2013 The Newtown High School football team finished its season undefeated Tuesday night, the same week the… Continue reading
Nov 27 What seven teams of architects and engineers built with food By Jason Breslow, Victoria Fleischer Architects, engineers, designers and students build their structures for the 17th annual Canstruction competition in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Photo by Tidewater Community College Every year in more than 150 cities throughout the globe, architects, engineers, designers and… Continue reading
Nov 27 What we're watching Wednesday Good morning. Here are some of the top stories we're watching today: Winter storm threatens Thanksgiving travel Responsible for at least 11 deaths, winter storm Boreas barreled into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, threatening holiday travel plans… Continue reading
Nov 26 Legendary Superman artist Al Plastino dies amid JFK comic battle A page from Superman's Mission for President Kennedy includes the note: "The original artwork for this story will be donated to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library..." Comic book artist Al Plastino, who drew Superman for years and co-created… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 'Many Rivers to Cross' brings African-American history up to current day 'Many Rivers to Cross' brings African-American history up to current day… Continue watching