Dec 31 One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll finds Graphic by Pew Research Center A Pew Research Center poll released Monday shows one-third of Americans now reject the theory of evolution. In the telephone survey conducted by the center's Religion and Public Life Project, 60 percent of… Continue reading
Dec 31 Senator sends letter to phone companies, calling for more theft protection Sen. Amy Klobuchar sent a letter Monday to the nation's four biggest cellphone service providers, urging a crackdown on phone thefts. In her note to executives at Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, Klobuchar, D-Minn., said she expects "wireless carriers… Continue reading
Dec 31 Last of Uighur Chinese detainees freed from Guantanamo By News Desk The Defense Department announced Tuesday the release of three Chinese Uighurs from the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It's the last group of the ethnic Chinese who were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Sept. Continue reading
Dec 31 "Selfie" and "twerk" top 2013's most annoying word list @KofC epic #selfie #PopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/CLYduUpxDA— Fabio M. Ragona (@FabioMRagona) August 29, 2013 What words would you like to see banished in 2014? According to a Michigan university, "selfie" and "twerking" tops… Continue reading
Dec 31 What we're watching Tuesday .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 Associated Press North… Continue reading
Dec 31 Twitter Chat: Submit your flame retardant questions PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats. Flame retardants were added to upholstered furniture and other household products beginning in the mid… Continue reading
Dec 30 More Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan than any other recent American conflict Video still by PBS NewsHour A CNN/ Opinion Research poll released Monday showed 82 percent of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan, the greatest rate of opposition to a conflict in recent American history. Opposition during the… Continue reading
Dec 30 State Department: Kerry to offer outline of Mideast peace deal WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry will present Israel and the Palestinians the broad outlines of what a final Mideast peace agreement could look like when he travels to the region this week, the State Department said on Monday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Japan's homeless paid minimum wage to clean up Fukushima nuclear fallout .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%; } Independent Television News' Alex Thompson… Continue reading
Dec 30 Law enforcement fatalities dropped in 2013 A new report says that law enforcement fatalities in 2013 dropped to levels not seen in decades. Photo by Flickr user Scott Davidson Law enforcement fatalities dropped to lows not seen in six decades in 2013. The National… Continue reading