Oct 02 Shutdown felt all the way overseas -- at U.S. cemeteries Photo of graves at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial by Flickr user palbo A quiet plot of land 17 kilometers northwest of Bayeux, France, serves as one of the most unlikely victims of the U.S. Government shutdown. The Normandy… Continue reading
Oct 02 Beanie Babies billionaire creator weeps over his tax-evading behavior Photo by Flickr user dominiquegodbou Remember Beanie Babies? The collectible little stuffed toys that caused as much of a retail frenzy in the 90s that Cabbage Patch dolls did in the 80s? Well their billionaire creator just pleaded guilty… Continue reading
Oct 02 #shutdown BREAKING: AP source: Obama invites congressional leaders to White House for shutdown meeting— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 Ancient city uncovered in Iraq Photo courtesy Cinzia Pappi The ancient city of Idu was uncovered beneath the modern city Satu Qala in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, reports the journal Anatolica this week. Cinzia Pappi, an archaeologist at Universität Leipzig in Germany, said… Continue reading
Oct 02 Author Tom Clancy dead at 66 Photo by Flickr user Gary Wayne Gilbert Bestselling author Tom Clancy, known for his novels in the espionage and military science genres, died at a Baltimore Hospital Tuesday, his publisher confirmed to the New York Times. Continue reading
Oct 02 What we're watching Wednesday Good morning! It's Day 2 of the government shutdown. Here's what we are watching this morning. Tuesday ended in deadlock when Senate Democrats and the White House dismissed House Republicans' spending bills to fund national parks, veteran's programs and… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Feds bust online illegal drug market and its 'Pirate' proprietor Federal investigators shut down the high-profile online market for illegal drugs known as Silk Road and arrested the site's alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht. Cordelia Lynch of International Television News reports on how easy it was to access illicit substances using… Continue watching
Oct 01 'Sneaking' into the WWII Memorial meant the world to these tourists Veteran Robert Greene and his granddaughter Kasey stroll the World War II Memorial Tuesday. Photos by Cindy Huang WASHINGTON -- Robert Greene traveled a long way to celebrate his 88th birthday. The World War II and Korean War veteran… Continue reading
Oct 01 #shutdown Commissaries, relied upon by U.S. military families for tax-free groceries, to shut down Wednesday: http://t.co/mev6WP4jMK -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 01 NASA visualizes Earth's possible climate future .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 NASA NASA's… Continue reading