Nov 11 China goes on a Singles' Day online shopping spree Move over Cyber Monday. China's annual online shopping festival has you beat. Alibaba.com, China's biggest e-retailer Sales on Singles' Day -- also known as Double 11 because of it's date on Nov. 11-- totaled $3.1 billion… Continue reading
Nov 11 100 Dead after typhoon hits Somali coast By News Desk Photo Courtesy of CIA World Factbook According to Somali President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, 100 people were killed over the weekend, when a tropical cyclone reached Puntland, a north-eastern region of Somalia. Thousands of livestock died and hundreds… Continue reading
Nov 11 The things they left behind By Ariel Min Eleanor Wimbish leaves something for Spanky every single year. Usually, she leaves letters mounted on pieces of cardboard and wrapped with plastic. She's also left Christmas trees, holiday cards and an Easter basket -- all addressed to her son, Army… Continue reading
Nov 11 Veterans Day, a year in review The Pacific Arch at the World War II Memorial with the Atlantic Arch in the background. Photo by Scott D. Welch/Wikimedia Commons On Nov. 11, 1918, the Allied nations and Germany temporarily ceased fighting, marking the beginning of… Continue reading
Nov 11 Peace deal with M23 rebels in Congo delayed UN forces supported the Congolese army and engaged with M23 rebels in late October.Photo by Carl de Souza/Getty Images UPDATED: 2:25 p.m. ET After meeting at the presidential residence in Entebbe, Uganda, Monday, the Congolese government said they… Continue reading
Nov 11 Honoring those who served; 'His actions changed my life forever' This Veterans Day, PBS NewsHour asked you to share your stories of veterans who taught, helped or inspired you in some way. You shared your experiences with us, big and small, about the veterans from World War Two through the… Continue reading
Nov 11 Young veterans: 'Don't just thank us, join us' "Our time of service to our newest veterans has only just begun," said President Obama at Veterans Day ceremonies in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The president said Americans must fulfill our obligation to honor and support our… Continue reading
Nov 11 Rural Colorado residents vote to secede as metro areas shift more liberal Colorado's state capitol in Denver.Photo by PBS NewsHour's Mary Jo Brooks DENVER -- The nation's newest state, if rural Colorado residents had their way, would be about the size of Vermont but with the population of a small town… Continue reading
Nov 11 Obama is rare Democrat to govern with bull market in second term Mario Tama/Getty Images Re-elected Republican presidents have generally presided over the best stock market returns, but the first year of President Barack Obama's second term could suspend that trend. The jump in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index… Continue reading
Nov 11 Westgate Mall attacker lived in Somali refugee camp, Kenyan officials say A Kenyan policeman stands near the Westgate mall in Nairobi where al-Shabab terrorists seized the building over four days. At least 67 people were killed in the mall siege that began on Sept. 21. The Kenyan Red Cross said… Continue reading