Oct 02 Remembering novelist Tom Clancy Tonight on the NewsHour Gwen Ifill will talk with author Alan Cheuse, who is also a popular book reviewer on NPR's "All Things Considered" and an English Professor at George Mason University, about bestselling novelist Tom Clancy's work and… Continue reading
Oct 02 New study says most twins don't need to be delivered via C-section Mothers expecting twins may have no need to rush and schedule a cesarean section. In fact, most moms are capable of safely giving birth to twins without the need for surgery, a new study finds. The study,… Continue reading
Oct 02 #tennessee BREAKING: 8 dead, 14 injured after church bus collides with tractor-trailer and SUV in Tenn.: http://t.co/Qj06lbmrx3 -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 Government shutdown forces hospital to turn patients, including children, away As the nation's largest hospital devoted entirely to clinical research, the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center is home to cutting edge science and groundbreaking medical studies. It even serves as a "hospital of last resort" for patients when… Continue reading
Oct 02 #arizona MORE: Judge orders monitor to ensure Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office doesn't racially profile Latinos: http://t.co/lbNhTYxVjo -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 The Web's biggest illegal drug marketplace is shut down by the FBI A notice from Federal agencies declares that the online drug marketplace called "The Silk Road" was seized on Wednesday. The Silk Road, the internet's largest known marketplace for drugs and other illegal products, was shut down by several federal… Continue reading
Oct 02 Live chat on the rise of dwarf planets Photo by Flickr user Image Editor When astronomer Mike Brown announced "Pluto is dead" during a 2006 press conference at Caltech, he sent science teachers and publishers scrambling to alter textbooks and classroom displays. Brown, the author of… Continue reading
Oct 02 Army of schoolgirls critiques China's gender inequality .embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 120%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } French artist Prune Nourry sculpted an army of Chinese schoolgirls to… Continue reading
Oct 02 #shutdown Check out the barricade at the World War One memorial---> pic.twitter.com/lJEYjY3GtR— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 Reuters to cut five percent of editorial staff Photo by Flickr user Paul Schultz Earlier Wednesday, Reuters President and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler announced the organization would cut five percent of its editorial staff. Adler said cuts would be made across the globe and within… Continue reading