Sep 17 If your back hurts it could be in your head -- literally New research from Northwestern Medicine has found that chronic pain in the lower back can actually be traced to irregularities in brain connections. Continue reading
Sep 17 Colorado officials optimistic about flood relief efforts Local fire and police departments are working together with FEMA, National Guard and other military personnel to rescue stranded citizens and re-build downed power lines and travel routes in Colorado areas ravaged by heavy rains and flooding. "Certainly… Continue reading
Sep 17 #S17: Occupy Wall Street celebrates 2nd anniversary Occupy Wall Street protesters are celebrating the movement's second anniversary today with demonstrations in New York and elsewhere. According to the movement's website, today's events include a "Solidarity Action for Fast Food Workers," a "Global Solidarity March… Continue reading
Sep 17 Washington Post profiles victims of the Navy Yard shooting He was "a wonderful person and a wonderful neighbor," said an acquaintance of 59-year-old Michael Arnold, one of 13 people who died in Monday's shootout at Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post profiles some of the victims… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch the Costa Condordia Salvage Time Lapse .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%; } After being partially submerged off… Continue reading
Sep 17 Need a cape? You could nab one of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call If you're in the need of a new cape for fall, you're in luck. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s fur and mink capes are among some of his many items the U.S. Marshals Service has… Continue reading
Sep 17 FBI to hold press briefing on Navy Yard shooting at 2 p.m. EDT 2 p.m. Press Conference @FBIWFO updating #NavyYardShooting w/ FBI Asst. Dir, @DCPoliceDept , DC US Atty, NCIS, @dcfireems, & US Park Police— FBI PressOffice (@FBIPressOffice) September 17, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 17 Missing: one lucky millionaire Have you ever walked out of a store and realized that you've forgotten your wallet or your keys? Well one lucky (or unlucky, depending on how you look at it) customer walked out of a shop in Spain and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Wave of car bombs kill 16 in Iraq BREAKING: Iraqi officials say wave of car bombs across Baghdad kills 16 people.— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 17 Moment of Silence When the House convenes this afternoon Rep.Eleanor Holmes Norton(D) DC will ask for a moment of silence for 12 federal employees killed .— LJ. Scott (@ljspbs) September 17, 2013… Continue reading