Jan 03 Tunisia assembly begins voting on new constitution Tunisian lawmakers began voting on a proposed constitution Friday, three years after a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Photo by Flickr user Keith Roper Three years after protests in Tunisia sparked revolutions across the Arab World, lawmakers… Continue reading
Jan 03 Ford to debut electric car with solar-panel roof By News Desk Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid Test Drive, in principle, could run partially on the energy of the sun. Photo courtesy of Ford. At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford will unveil a concept model of its… Continue reading
Jan 03 Twitter Chat: What's your unemployment or underemployed story? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the #NewsHourChats. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Overall, unemployment numbers are declining. A U.S. Labor Department… Continue reading
Jan 02 NSA aims to build quantum computer that could crack world's encryptions The Washington Post reported Thursday that the National Security Agency is investing nearly $80 million into the construction of "a cryptologically useful" quantum computer -- a device that would be capable of cracking various types of encryption around the… Continue reading
Jan 02 In a not-so-distant future, London's sky could be filled with bicycles A bold new transportation plan proposes a network of 10 car-free bike path routes that would span approximately 137 miles and be installed above London's current suburban rail network. The project, known as SkyCycle, was revealed this week and… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch News Wrap: First major snowstorm of 2014 shuts down Midwest cities News Wrap: First major snowstorm of 2014 shuts down Midwest cities… Continue watching
Jan 02 Federal agency warns Bakken crude oil may be more dangerous than other oil NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt views damaged rail cars on scene of BNSF train accident in Casselton, N.D. pic.twitter.com/hNl4tutDaL— NTSB (@NTSB) January 1, 2014 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a part of the… Continue reading
Jan 02 Virginia cargo ship being outfitted for Syria chemical weapons destruction The MV Cape Ray, in a Portsmouth VA shipyard, could soon embark on its mission to neutralize Syria's chemical weapons pic.twitter.com/suc3MfgBOH— cbsMcCormick (@cbsMcCormick) January 2, 2014 As the June deadline to destroy all of Syria's… Continue reading
Jan 02 Northeastern states declare state of emergency as wintry weather hits I've authorized state officials to take all necessary action in advance of the storm & to continue monitoring conditions in NJ. #Hercules— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 2, 2014 Statewide state of emergency declared… Continue reading
Jan 02 Marines delay female fitness test after half fail to complete three pullups With less than half of women in the Marines able to complete three pullups, a gender battle has been rekindled over whether women are strong enough for some military jobs. Photo by Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, U.S. Marine Corps/U.S. Continue reading