Nov 25 Katie Couric to join Yahoo News as 'Global Anchor' Katie Couric will join Yahoo News in early 2014. Photo by Flickr user David Shankbone Yahoo announced Monday that veteran news anchor Katie Couric will lead a growing team of correspondents as their Global Anchor starting in… Continue reading
Nov 25 Obama mixes fundraising with immigration message .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 PBS NewsHour SEATTLE… Continue reading
Nov 25 Capitol Christmas tree makes its D.C. debut Capitol Christmas tree arrives in D.C. http://t.co/CdnQuitooi pic.twitter.com/G2BO9SDeB5— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) November 25, 2013 The 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree arrived Monday in Washington, D.C. after a coast-to-coast journey from Washington state. The 88-foot-tall… Continue reading
Nov 25 Comet ISON could light up the December sky (if it survives) .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%; } Animators at NASA's Goddard Space… Continue reading
Nov 25 'Maltese Falcon' bird statuette sold for more than $4 million .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%; } Updated 6 p.m. EST |… Continue reading
Nov 25 Photographer awarded $1.2 million from media companies that lifted images off Twitter A New York jury Friday ordered media companies Agence France-Presse and Getty Images to pay $1.2 million to freelance photographer Daniel Morel for using and distributing without permission eight photos he'd taken and posted to his Twitter feed. The… Continue reading
Nov 25 Planning to take off for Thanksgiving? Blustery storm likely to affect your holiday travel Satellite imagery via NOAA Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth warned the 43.4 million travelers AAA expects to journey 50 miles or more from home this week should avoid driving during stormy conditions as the deadly blast from… Continue reading
Nov 25 Tonight on NewsHour Tonight on @newshour, Tunisia - The birthplace of the Arab Spring is struggling as it attempts to reset its democracy. @hari reports— Justin Kenny (@JustinPKenny) November 25, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 25 What we're watching Monday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to the media Sunday after an interim accord to curb Iran's nuclear powers in return for slightly loosening some economic sanctions had been reached. Creative Commons photo by Eric Bridiers and via… Continue reading
Nov 24 Innovative justice program spurs similar models across the U.S. With the highest incarceration rate in the world, the United States sent 1,571,013 people to state or federal prison in 2012. Looking for ways to save money, many states look for alternative policies to continue to supervise… Continue reading