Sep 20 House passes bill to keep government open through Dec. 15, no funding for Obamacare BREAKING: House passes measure to derail 'Obamacare,' fund government through Dec. 15— The Associated Press (@AP) September 20, 2013 The House passed a bill 230-189 Friday to keep the government running until Dec. 15 while defunding Obamacare. Continue reading
Sep 20 House GOP leaders hold rally following budget vote .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%; } House Speaker John Boehner holds… Continue reading
Sep 20 EPA administrator on new rules for coal-fired power plants "We all know that this is not just about melting glaciers. Climate change caused by carbon pollution is one of the most significant public health threats of our times."EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking at the National Press Club… Continue reading
Sep 20 People wait to get their hands on the new iPhones Apple stores attracted long lines of shoppers Friday morning for the global debut of the latest iPhones. Our chopper shot of the massive line outside an Apple store in NYC for the new iPhone 5C, 5S. Continue reading
Sep 20 What we’re watching Friday Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Stories we're keeping an eye on today: New environmental rules for coal-fired plants are due to come out today from the EPA, creating stringent new limits on greenhouse-gas emissions… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Pope: Church’s Moral Edifice Will Fall ‘Like a House of Cards’ Without Balance Pope: Church's Moral Edifice Will Fall 'Like a House of Cards' Without Balance… Continue watching
Sep 19 Nebraskans brace for floodwaters from Colorado downpours By News Desk Photo by Nebraska State Patrol Nebraskans have been stacking sandbags and preparing for the Platte River to flood as water from the torrential Colorado downpours swells rivers downstream. NET News reports that… Continue reading
Sep 19 Contractor who vetted Snowden also vetted Navy Yard shooter, Bloomberg reports "The U.S. government contractor that vetted Edward Snowden, who leaked information about national surveillance programs, said it also performed a background check on the Washington Navy Yard shooter [in 2007]."-Danielle Ivory for Bloomberg… Continue reading
Sep 19 Lucie Brock-Broido Reads ‘Of Tookie Williams’ Lucie Brock-Broido is the author of four collections of poetry, including her latest "Stay, Illusion." She is the Director of Poetry in the School of the Arts at Columbia University in New York. Her poem "Of Tookie Williams" is about… Continue reading
Sep 19 #WELLSFARGO Wells Fargo to lay off 1800 workers from mortgage department, which was already cut by 2300 jobs in Aug.: http://t.co/epeFQqM1OH -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) September 19, 2013… Continue reading