Oct 11 Discovery of water-rich asteroid may mean life exists outside solar system An icy asteroid was eaten by the remains of a dead star 150 light years from Earth, say Dr. Jay Farihi of the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy and Dr. Boris Gänsicke of the University of Warwick. This discovery, made… Continue reading
Oct 11 #Malala #insidenewshour @newshour Malala pic.twitter.com/btqwyBOHyx— leah clapman (@lclap) October 11, 2013 Margaret Warner's full interview with Malala Yousafzai will air on tonight's PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Oct 11 Arizona tribes see boost in tourism from shutdown Since the shutdown closed the Grand Canyon National Park, northern Arizona Tribes have seen a spike in tourism at places such as the Navajo's Antelope Canyon. Photo by Laurel Morales/Fronteras PAGE, Ariz. -- American Indian tribes are feeling the… Continue reading
Oct 11 Air Force general in charge of intercontinental ballistic missiles to be fired Photo by U.S. Air Force WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force is firing the two-star general in charge of all of its nuclear missiles in response to an investigation into alleged personal misbehavior, officials told The Associated Press… Continue reading
Oct 11 Taliban: 'Very good news' Malala didn't win Nobel Peace Prize A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said on Friday that it was "very good news" that the Nobel Peace Prize committee did not to choose Malala Yousafzai for the award, according to an NBC News report. Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid… Continue reading
Oct 11 'International Day of the Girl Child' highlights progress, challenges for global education of young women .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%; }Video by UNICEF The… Continue reading
Oct 11 Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at 2013 Values Voter Summit .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%; } Sen. Ted Cruz spoke to… Continue reading
Oct 11 What we're watching Friday Fallout from the Government Shutdown The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hear testimony on the impact of the government shutdown so far. Witnesses include National Transportation Safety Board chair Deborah A.P. Hersman, American Association for the… Continue reading
Oct 11 OPCW notified of Nobel Peace Prize win over Twitter The Nobel Peace Prize committee apparently had some difficulty getting in touch with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons this morning to inform the group of its win. The Washington Post reports that in a last-ditch effort,… Continue reading
Oct 11 Positive signs but still no deal Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Weeks of brinkmanship gave way Thursday to an offer from Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and a face-to-face meeting between President Barack Obama and 20 House GOP leaders. But with no firm deal… Continue reading