Oct 15 Australian climate change researchers look to penguin poo .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%; } If you're going to study… Continue reading
Oct 15 Glenn Greenwald to leave Guardian and create news organization Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore Glenn Greenwald has decided to leave The Guardian newspaper and form a new news organization, BuzzFeed's Ben Smith reported Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading
Oct 15 Vets frustrated with the shutdown rally at WWII Memorial Iraq war veteran Bill Garcia voiced his frustration with the government shutdown at the World War II Memorial Tuesday. Photos by Cindy Huang Dressed in navy sweat pants and sweatshirt and sporting an "Iraqi Freedom Veteran" hat, Bill Garcia used… Continue reading
Oct 15 UPDATE: U.S. House panel postpones hearing on fiscal bill Updated 6:25 p.m., ET | According to a committee aide, a panel that was scheduled to debate U.S. House of Representatives bill to raise the debt limit and temporarily fund federal agencies has been postponed. Updated 4:52 p.m. ET… Continue reading
Oct 15 Former Halliburton manager admits to deleting evidence of 2010 oil spill Former manager of Halliburton Anthony Badalamenti pleaded guilty Tuesday to destroying evidence linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Continue reading
Oct 15 Tech innovator Aaron Swartz's last project finds new life Prior to his suicide in January, technology maven Aaron Swartz had been working with Wired's Kevin Poulsen on an open-source platform that would allow whistleblowers to anonymously submit documents to news organizations. Poulsen has managed the DeadDrop project… Continue reading
Oct 15 The debt ceiling breach explained in 90 seconds .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%; } With the Oct. 17 deadline… Continue reading
Oct 15 'Gummi Bear billionaire' dies at 90 Creative commons photo via flickr user Lennart Tange Johannes Peter "Hans" Riegel, boss of German candy maker Haribo and the oldest son of Hans Riegel, Sr., died Tuesday as a result of a heart failure. He… Continue reading
Oct 15 SCOTUS weighs Michigan ban on Affirmative Action Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Supreme Court is taking up a case about Michigan's voter-approved ban on taking account of race in college admissions. Continue reading
Oct 15 Former Army captain receives Medal of Honor A former Army captain is receiving the nation's highest military honor from President Barack Obama for his bravery in one of the most deadly firefights in Afghanistan. William D. Swenson is being awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday for his… Continue reading