Nov 12 Justice Department reaches deal to settle airline merger lawsuit The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it was settling its merger lawsuit with American Airlines and U.S. Airways. The preliminary agreement would increase the number of low-cost carriers at several major airports across the country. Photo by… Continue reading
Nov 12 Composer Sir John Tavener dead at 69 Photo by Devlin Crow Sir John Tavener, the longtime British composer known for his religious works, died at the age of 69 at his home in southern England Tuesday. Tavener suffered from ill health, including a major… Continue reading
Nov 12 China considers changing restrictive one-child policy Photo by China Photos/Getty Images Chinese officials said today the country is prepared to make some changes to its long-standing and controversial one-child, family planning policy. Chun'an Mao, a spokesman for China's top population authority, told China… Continue reading
Nov 12 Gender pay gap narrowing, but mobility gap persists Recently released data shows the earnings gap between men and women narrowing, but men are still more upwardly mobile than women, particularly when their parents have lower incomes. Photo Troels Graugaard/Getty Images. Women are closing the gender… Continue reading
Nov 12 Philippine president says typhoon death toll closer to 2,000 U.S. Marines assist an injured woman as part the effort to help the Philippine government with humanitarian aid and disaster relief in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Photo by DVIDSHUB While previously reported figures placed the death… Continue reading
Nov 12 Drug resistant malaria spreads in Southeast Asia, could go global A man recovers from malaria in Cambodia, in 2009Photo by Talea Miller WASHINGTON -- U.S. experts are raising the alarm over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in several Southeast Asian countries, endangering major global gains in fighting the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Newtown police officer may lose his job due to PTSD diagnosis from Sandy Hook massacre Police patrol the streets outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. Photo by Adrees Latif/REUTERS "If I had my arm chopped off, they'd would say, 'Oh yeah, he's hurt.'… Continue reading
Nov 12 President Clinton: Obama needs to keep his health care promises File photo of President Clinton by the PBS NewsHour Former President Bill Clinton said President Barack Obama should find a way to let Americans keep their current health coverage, even if that means changes to the ACA. In an… Continue reading
Nov 12 In which Edward Snowden blows through his savings National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is running out of money, according to United Press International. "The savings he had, he has almost entirely spent on food, rent, security and so on," said Anatoly Kucsavings herena, Snowden's… Continue reading
Nov 12 What we're watching Tuesday Lance Cpl. Alan Randall and a Philippine Air Force airman assist an injured Filipino woman off a KC-130J Super Hercules at Vilamore Air Base in Manila. The U.S. Marines are assisting the Philippine government with humanitarian aid and… Continue reading