Nov 18 Happy 130th birthday to the timezones Today in 1883: The United States and Canada adopt a system of standard time zones: http://t.co/jcCDySfpWi— amhistorymuseum (@amhistorymuseum) November 18, 2013 Today in 1883 four standard time zones were introduced for the U.S. at the… Continue reading
Nov 18 Teen scientist invents life-saving cancer test Teen Jack Andraka wins Intel Science Fair. Photo courtesy of Jack Andraka.net. When he was 15, Jack Andraka developed an early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Disasters declared in seven Illinois counties after rare, late-season storms Disasters declared in seven Illinois counties after rare, late-season storms… Continue watching
Nov 18 Rob Ford, mayor in name only Photo by Shaun Merritt/Flickr Toronto City Council's 44 members voted Monday to effectively strip Mayor Rob Ford of all his legislative powers, The Associated Press reports. The mayor will no longer chair the executive committee and his office's… Continue reading
Nov 18 Accounting fraud is business as usual at the Pentagon, Reuters reports Photo by Flickr user David B. Gleason The 2013 budget for the Defense Department after sequestration is $565.8 billion. A new Reuters investigation says, however, there is no way to account for how much of that money… Continue reading
Nov 18 NSA sees huge spike in public records requests Video still from PBS NewsHour The Edward Snowden saga has recently heaped attention onto the National Security Agency, which has seen an 888 percent increase in public records requests. USA Today reported Monday that the increase is… Continue reading
Nov 18 Happy 85th birthday, Mickey Mouse! Happy birthday, Mickey. pic.twitter.com/4nJ7aSTR1c— Disney (@Disney) November 18, 2013 Iconic character Mickey Mouse made his first appearance on November 18, 1938, in the Disney animated short film, Steamboat Willie: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom:… Continue reading
Nov 18 From the archives: Doris Lessing's unfinished business with 'Ben, in the World' By News Desk EmbedVideo(8022); Ray Suarez talks to writer Doris Lessing about her novel, "Ben in the World." This interview first aired in 2000. Video by PBS NewsHour. In 2000, Ray Suarez interviewed Doris Lessing about "Ben, in the World,"… Continue reading
Nov 18 Here's what happens when a four-year-old finishes her artist mom's sketches Image by Mica Angela Hendricks and Myla Hendricks/busymockingbird.com Mica Angela Hendricks used to keep her sketchbook away from her young daughter, Myla, fearing she would scribble and ruin the drawings. Then one day,… Continue reading
Nov 18 Pentagon plans to train up to 8,000 Libyan soldiers WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is planning to train 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan soldiers in the continuing effort to improve security in the North African nation. Defense Department spokesman Col. Steve Warren says the Army will train the troops in Bulgaria… Continue reading