Nov 19 Children losing the race in cardiovascular fitness to their parents, study says Children are lagging behind their counterparts from 30 years ago in cardiovascular fitness, the American Heart Association reported. Photo by Flickr user terren in Virginia Children today aren't quite as quick on their feet as their… Continue reading
Nov 19 Why does health care cost so much in America? Ask Harvard's David Cutler The American health care system is structured differently from systems in other countries, making it more expensive. Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Harvard's David Cutler is among the country's foremost health economists, famous for --… Continue reading
Nov 19 How JPMorgan's $13 billion fine breaks down Allegations that JPMorgan Chase misled investors about just how risky those infamous mortgage securities they were selling between 2005 and 2008 were -- which after the housing bubble burst helped the economy do a belly-flop down to levels not… Continue reading
Nov 19 More people plan to travel this Thanksgiving despite increased costs This year more Americans are hitting the road and traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, but they're also paying a higher price for it. Continue reading
Nov 19 Filmmaker celebrates Gettysburg Address with challenge to America To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address filmmaker Ken Burns, along with PBS and other partners, are encouraging everyone in America to "Learn the Address." .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow:… Continue reading
Nov 19 'Dueling dinosaur' skeletons fail to sell at auction The theropod in the Dueling Dinosaurs fossil lies encased in its field jacket. (Photo courtesy Bonhams) Watch the auction live Tuesday afternoon. Update | Tuesday, 2:38 p.m. EST: During a Bonham's auction of fossils, the fossil… Continue reading
Nov 19 Four score and 70 years ago, the Gettysburg Address entered history * President Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, here at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Photo by Flickr Creative Commons user Digitonin * Tuesday, 150 years to the day of President… Continue reading
Nov 19 NSA repeatedly failed to obey court orders on how to conduct surveillance on Americans A computer workstation bears the National Security Agency logo inside the Threat Operations Center in Fort Meade, Md. Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency reported its own violations of surveillance rules to… Continue reading
Nov 19 #TyphoonHaiyan PHOTO: A girl plays with a balloon near where her house was flattened during typhoon Haiyan, by @odd_andersen pic.twitter.com/AdBVgPJzYX— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 19, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 19 First satellite made by high school students to head into space The mission symbol for TJ³Sat NASA's Minotaur 1 is due to launch from Wallops Island, Virginia Tuesday night, carrying 29 satellites into orbit with it -- one of which is making history as… Continue reading