Sep 20 Vietnam veteran runs 58,282 miles to honor fallen and missing soldiers Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons On Friday, one Michigan man will complete a 58,282-mile journey in Washington. Mike Bowen, 65, is finishing a 31-year-long run to honor the fallen and missing American soldiers in the Vietnam war. After… Continue reading
Sep 20 Should drivers pay a mileage tax for every mile driven? Some Oregonians say yes. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } During anchor hours with… Continue reading
Sep 20 Super typhoon Usagi bears down on Hong Kong The strongest storm of the year, with winds of up to 160 miles per hour, is on track to make landfall this Sunday. Super Typhoon Usagi grew from being a tropical storm to a category five hurricane… Continue reading
Sep 20 How to Live Micro: Home Life in Under 350 Square Feet By Kristin Miller While more and more people are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring. So cities like New York and Vancouver are trying to get the most out of some of the apartment space they do have,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Study: Antibacterial hand soaps are changing the makeup of life in urban streams The Chicago river Photo by flickr user yuan2003 Triclosan, the chemical that gives many antibacterial soaps their germ-killing abilities, is collecting in streams and altering the balance of naturally occurring bacteria, according to a study of… Continue reading
Sep 20 Pakistan to release Taliban’s second-in-command from prison Saturday Reuters reports that the Pakistani government plans to release the Taliban's second in command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, on Saturday in a move the U.S. and Afghanistan hope will work as an olive branch to bring the Taliban… Continue reading
Sep 20 Poll: Americans’ trust in media rises slightly Screenshot America's trust in the accuracy of the news media rose slightly this year, up from an all-time low last year, according to a new poll released Thursday. Gallup's annual Governance survey reveals 44 percent of… Continue reading
Sep 20 From the NewsHour Vault: The end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } On this day in 2011,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Should Drivers be Charged for Every Mile Driven? More fuel efficient cars means less gas is pumped, which means less gas tax is collected and even less cash on hand for states to repair roads and bridges. As a solution, Oregon is moving forward on a new idea… Continue watching
Sep 20 Grandmother of wounded Chicago boy: “They need to stop” Photo by Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images Of the 13 people shot and wounded Thursday night at a basketball court in Chicago's South Side by at least two gunmen one of the victims include a 3-year-old… Continue reading