Oct 31 Edward Snowden hired as tech support for a Russian website Video still by PBS NewsHour Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has found a technical support job for a major Russian website, his lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, said Thursday. Kucherena told the RIA Novosti news agency that Snowden starts… Continue reading
Oct 31 Visits to Beijing drop by 50 percent Amid the smog, tourists visit Beijing's Forbidden City. Photo by Flickr user Axel Drainville It's been almost one year since the poor air quality and extreme smog in China's capital city has gathered attention in major news outlets… Continue reading
Oct 31 FAA relaxes in-flight restrictions on electronic devices Passengers will be able to use electronic devices in airplane mode, gate-to-gate, by the end of the year. Photo by Matt Nager/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a statement Thursday, the FAA announced their decision to expand the use of… Continue reading
Oct 31 Food stamp cuts kick in as Congress debates more In this file photo from March, one-year-old Jaeliece Ortiz enjoys the benefits from food stamps. Beginning Friday, millions of Americans who rely on these benefits will see a major cut. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images… Continue reading
Oct 31 What we're watching Thursday China and spying China and other southeast Asian nations demand explanations of reports that U.S. and Australian embassies are being used as NSA hubs. Syria chemical weapons The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it… Continue reading
Oct 30 Boo! Pew survey reveals 18 percent of Americans believe in ghosts By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Joe Penniston A ghoulish devil, a deceased relative, the girl who was killed by a drunk driver. These are some of the phantoms that nearly one in five American adults claim to have seen… Continue reading
Oct 30 Deficit declines by 38 percent in 2013 RT the good news: Since 2009, we've reduced the deficit by more than half --> http://t.co/sdmyCcspIP #Progress, pic.twitter.com/6sctc86jeo— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 30, 2013 Image courtesy of the Office of Management and Budget The… Continue reading
Oct 30 Former NFL Pro Bowler Fred McCrary and others weigh risks of concussions and youth sports Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Although much of the attention surrounding concussions has centered on pro football and how the NFL has handled it over the years, the PBS NewsHour will focus tonight on the questions surrounding… Continue reading
Oct 30 The San Francisco Chronicle will stop using term 'Redskins' Video still by PBS NewsHour The San Francisco Chronicle's managing editor Audrey Cooper told Poytner Wednesday that the paper will stop referring to the Washington, D.C. football team as the "Redskins." Cooper said the decision was communicated internally… Continue reading
Oct 30 The legend of the 'War of the Worlds' By News Desk On Halloween Eve, Oct. 30, 1938, a 23-year-old Orson Welles narrated the "War of the Worlds," an adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells novel of the same name. The dramatization, aired over the CBS Radio network, of a Martian invasion… Continue reading