Dec 03 United Nations starts using drones for peacekeeping VIDEO: UN launches its first ever surveillance drone in DR Congo http://t.co/dWWqc30g6I— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 3, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 03 TSA launches pre-screening program Here's something that might make your upcoming holiday travels less stressful. What if you didn't have to take your shoes off or take your laptop out from its sleeve when you go through airport security?… Continue reading
Dec 03 SpaceX succeeds at third attempt to launch Falcon 9 rocket Liftoff! #SES8 #Falcon9 pic.twitter.com/VBqPxcy64c— Jason Major (@JPMajor) December 3, 2013 Updated 6:15 p.m. EST | SpaceX succeeded in launching a commercial communications satellite, its third scheduled attempt, on Tuesday. Liftoff occurred at 5:41… Continue reading
Dec 03 Aid for the long-term unemployed set to run out after Christmas Job seekers line up at an employment fair in Washington D.C. in 2012.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Republicans controlling the House oppose a drive by Democrats to renew jobless benefits averaging less than $300 a week nationwide… Continue reading
Dec 03 Train engineer caught himself nodding off before deadly wreck BREAKING: Union official: Engineer caught himself nodding at controls before deadly NYC train derailment.— The Associated Press (@AP) December 3, 2013 The AP reports that rail union leader Anthony Battalico said Tuesday that engineer William Rockefeller… Continue reading
Dec 03 Men and women's brains are wired differently, study finds Photo courtesy of Ragini Verma, PhD, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. This old saying might seem exaggerated or outdated, but it speaks to the differences in the ways… Continue reading
Dec 03 Tupac talks life and death in new animated video PBS Digital Studios' animates Tupac Shakur in their latests "Blank on Blank." In a 1994 interview, rapper Tupac Shakur told Entertainment Weekly's Benjamin Svetkey about his hopes for the future and struggles with the law. Continue reading
Dec 03 Maryland's successful test scores undermined by high exclusion rate Maryland's celebrated standardized test scores may not be what they appear. According to analysis of recent National Assessment of Educational Progress data, Maryland's reading scores are the second-highest in the nation for fourth grade and sixth-highest for eighth grade. But… Continue reading
Dec 03 Update: Comet ISON dead at 4.5 billion years old .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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 NASA Updated 3:00… Continue reading
Dec 03 Santa to get military escort this Christmas, courtesy of NORAD .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } Millions of children around the… Continue reading