Oct 28 Watch How 'Underground' artist Lou Reed inspired all tomorrow's rockers How 'Underground' artist Lou Reed inspired all tomorrow's rockers… Continue watching
Oct 28 $5B food stamp cut hits Friday One-year-old Jaeliece Ortiz enjoys juice her mother bought with her SNAP card in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Poor families across… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Mich. Gov. Snyder testifies under oath that Detroit bankruptcy was last resort Mich. Gov. Snyder testifies under oath that Detroit bankruptcy was last resort… Continue watching
Oct 28 Sen. Feinstein 'totally opposed' to intelligence gathering on U.S. allies Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate's Intelligence Committee, said Monday she is "totally opposed" to the National Security Agency's collection of intelligence on U.S. allies, according to Reuters. "Unless the United States is engaged in hostilities… Continue reading
Oct 28 World's first bitcoin ATM set to open Tuesday The entrance to a downtown Vancouver coffee shop will be the site for the world's first bitcoin ATM, according to tech website Wired. A Nevada company called Robocoin constructed the machine -- scheduled to go live Tuesday -- to… Continue reading
Oct 28 Update: State Dept. says reports of explosion in Yemen are inaccurate Updated 6:25 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press reported earlier Monday that an explosion and gunfire was heard near the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital of Sanaa. Mohammed al-Mawri, an official at the Yemeni Interior Minister's office said the believed explosion… Continue reading
Oct 28 Latino high school students find a voice in 'The Graduates/Los Graduados' By News Desk Earlier this year, the Pew Hispanic Center reported that the number of Hispanic youth dropping out of high school hit a record low. Despite the decrease, issues like teen pregnancy, over-crowded schools and pressure to contribute to family finances… Continue reading
Oct 28 Scientists reveal why you have (or have not) a pretty face Creative commons image via flickr user stevendepolo Ever wonder what exactly separates the face of a George Clooney or Natalie Portman from the rest of us mere mortals? Well, according to scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,… Continue reading
Oct 28 #Abortion BREAKING: Federal judge declares Texas abortion restrictions unconstitutional, blocks enforcement.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 28 EU delegation: 'Frank exchange' over NSA allegations "We're concerned, too, about security, and we made that very clear. But also there is a balance to be struck with the privacy of citizens, and I think these frank exchanges need to rebuild that very important trust."… Continue reading