Dec 10 VP Biden announces $100 million mental health services plan Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks to call on Congress to 'pass common-sense measures to reduce gun violence' in April 2013. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Vice President Joe Biden, in a statement released by the White… Continue reading
Dec 10 Health insurers reduce coverage for 'poorly understood' genetic tests Lack of regulation and debate over the merits of genetic testing for diseases has lead some insurance companies to avoid funding the technology. Illustration by Getty Images The day when a simple blood test or saliva sample can identify your… Continue reading
Dec 10 'Nuclear option' sees first result as judicial nominee confirmed by Senate Still by PBS NewsHour The Senate confirmed a judicial nominee Tuesday in the first enforcement of the new "nuclear option" rules eliminating filibusters on presidential nominees. Senate Democrats, in a 56-38 vote, pushed forth a confirmation of Patricia… Continue reading
Dec 10 What does your winter wonderland look like? Photo by AFP/Getty Images Snow blanketed cities along the East Coast and just outside PBS NewsHour's door Tuesday morning. Several people celebrated snow days and hunkered down inside, and… Continue reading
Dec 10 Ireland asks unemployed citizens to move away By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Julie Danielle Ireland is asking its own citizens to move away, the Financial Times reports. In a controversial effort to reduce its unemployment and welfare costs, the Irish government is sending letters to about… Continue reading
Dec 10 DARPA's new satellite is designed to spy on 40 percent of the Earth .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 courtesy Defense Advanced Research… Continue reading
Dec 10 Two French soldiers killed in Central African Republic .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%; } A mob of young men… Continue reading
Dec 10 Uruguay set to become first in world to legalize marijuana Photo by WCHI News Uruguay is expected to pass a law Tuesday legalizing the growth, sale and use of marijuana, making it the world's first country to legalize marijuana, Reuters reports. Continue reading
Dec 10 Thai PM and protesters come to an impasse The protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Conflict escalated in Thailand as protesters Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's proposal to have elections on Feb. 2, 2014 to replace… Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama and Castro exchange handshake Photos from the #Mandela memorial: http://t.co/IAWBKDSr4N Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro [Reuters] pic.twitter.com/24BpaY3n8F— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 10, 2013 As President Obama crossed the stage at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in… Continue reading