Nov 19 NSA repeatedly failed to obey court orders on how to conduct surveillance on Americans A computer workstation bears the National Security Agency logo inside the Threat Operations Center in Fort Meade, Md. Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency reported its own violations of surveillance rules to… Continue reading
Nov 19 #TyphoonHaiyan PHOTO: A girl plays with a balloon near where her house was flattened during typhoon Haiyan, by @odd_andersen pic.twitter.com/AdBVgPJzYX— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 19, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 19 First satellite made by high school students to head into space The mission symbol for TJ³Sat NASA's Minotaur 1 is due to launch from Wallops Island, Virginia Tuesday night, carrying 29 satellites into orbit with it -- one of which is making history as… Continue reading
Nov 19 Grace Kelly's 1965 interview about JFK gets an animated twist .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Blank on Blank, a… Continue reading
Nov 19 What we're watching Tuesday Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good morning. Here are some of the top stories we'll be keeping an eye on throughout the day. Health Care A new poll show approval for President Barack Obama has… Continue reading
Nov 18 Happy 130th birthday to the timezones Today in 1883: The United States and Canada adopt a system of standard time zones: http://t.co/jcCDySfpWi— amhistorymuseum (@amhistorymuseum) November 18, 2013 Today in 1883 four standard time zones were introduced for the U.S. at the… Continue reading
Nov 18 Teen scientist invents life-saving cancer test Teen Jack Andraka wins Intel Science Fair. Photo courtesy of Jack Andraka.net. When he was 15, Jack Andraka developed an early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Disasters declared in seven Illinois counties after rare, late-season storms Disasters declared in seven Illinois counties after rare, late-season storms… Continue watching
Nov 18 Rob Ford, mayor in name only Photo by Shaun Merritt/Flickr Toronto City Council's 44 members voted Monday to effectively strip Mayor Rob Ford of all his legislative powers, The Associated Press reports. The mayor will no longer chair the executive committee and his office's… Continue reading
Nov 18 Accounting fraud is business as usual at the Pentagon, Reuters reports Photo by Flickr user David B. Gleason The 2013 budget for the Defense Department after sequestration is $565.8 billion. A new Reuters investigation says, however, there is no way to account for how much of that money… Continue reading