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
Nov 24 FROM THE WIRE: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - Obama phones Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pledges consultations with ally on Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
Nov 24 #PHOTO PHOTO: Birds fly as Sinabung volcano spews volcanic ash into the air in Karo, Indonesia, by @SutantaAditya pic.twitter.com/tZSQoJf1Hg— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 24, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 24 Oxford Resarch Group finds snipers in Syria targeting children The father of 13-year old Yahya Sweed talks with his son on the day after he was released from hospital; one of his legs was amputated due to shrapnel following shelling by government forces on the town of Kfar… Continue reading
Nov 24 Bones of Saint Peter on display for first time For the first time, relics of Saint Peter are displayed in for the veneration of believers during the end of the Solemnity of Christ the King in St. Peter's square in Vatican City. Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images The Vatican… Continue reading
Nov 24 VIDEO: Historic deal with Iran sealed in Geneva .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%; } From the AP: The U.S. Continue reading