Jan 02 What we're watching Thursday Good morning. Here are some of the top stories we're watching today: Creative Commons photo of snowy Des Plaines River in suburban Chicago via flickr user yooperann Winter storm Hercules is expected to impact more than 100… Continue reading
Jan 01 A parent's dilemma: do flame retardants in home goods trade in one danger for another? By Cat Wise What could be so dangerous about this furry little guy? Some children's products like this have been treated with flame retardant chemicals that make them harder to burn, but may be harmful for humans. Continue reading
Jan 01 Evacuated towns surrounding Fukushima face uncertain future By News Desk An official in a full radiation protection suit scans an evacuated mother and child with a geiger counter to check radiation levels in Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture, about 60km west from the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant on March 16,… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Calif. law change sparks debate over use of flame retardants in furniture Calif. law change sparks debate over use of flame retardants in furniture… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch How Colorado is regulating its retail pot sales The new year ushered in Colorado's first day of legal retail sales of pot. Ricardo Baca, the first ever marijuana editor at the Denver Post, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details of the law, how its measures are --… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Colorado becomes first state to open retail stores for recreational marijuana Colorado becomes first state to open retail stores for recreational marijuana… Continue watching
Jan 01 Al-Qaida-linked group behind Somali car bombings An al-Qaida regional affiliate, known as al-Shabab, set off two bombs in Somalia, killing at least eight people. Here, Somali boys wave the militant group's flag. Photo by Stringer/AFP/Getty Images At least eight people were killed Wednesday when… Continue reading
Jan 01 With the health care website mostly fixed, the new law faces new legal and administrative challenges With a new year, the Obama administration faces a new set of challenges for the health care law, including religious organizations challenging the legality of a mandate to provide birth control. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON… Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S., Afghan tensions grow over prisoner release Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images The United States and Afghanistan are at odds over the Afghan government's decision to release several prisoners from a military jail in Kabul, further straining an already tense relationship between the two… Continue reading
Jan 01 Japanese population declined by record number in 2013 Cherry Blossom Walk in Osaka Flickr user Gaheilon The Japanese population, which has been shrinking for the last couple of years, declined by a record 244,000 people in 2013, according to health ministry estimates. Continue reading